Where does “glacynge” come from?

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

glacynge (Middle English): grazing; glancing

Definitions

  1. grazing; glancing

Ancestry of “glacynge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishglacento graze, strike a glancing blow
2Old Frenchglacierto slip, make slippery; to slip, slide
3Frankishglīdanto slide, glide; to glide, to slide
4Proto-Germanicglīdanąto glide; slide
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰleydʰ-to glide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glīdaną →Every word from Frankish glīdan →