Where does “glacen” come from?

glacen (Middle English) comes from Old French glacier, from Frankish glīdan, from Proto-Germanic glīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- — to glide.

glacen (Middle English): to graze, strike a glancing blow

Definitions

to graze, strike a glancing blow

Ancestry of “glacen”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	glacier	to slip, make slippery; to slip, slide
2	Frankish	glīdan	to slide, glide; to glide, to slide
3	Proto-Germanic	glīdaną	to glide; slide
4	Proto-Indo-European	ǵʰleydʰ-	to glide

Words derived from “glacen”

glacynge

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glīdaną →Every word from Frankish glīdan →