Where does “glede” come from?

glede (Middle English) comes from Old English glida, from Old English glidan, from Proto-West Germanic glīdan, from Proto-Germanic glīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- — to glide.

glede (Middle English): kite bird of prey

Definitions

  1. kite bird of prey

Ancestry of “glede”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishglidakite
2Old Englishglidanto glide
3Proto-West Germanicglīdanto glide, to slide
4Proto-Germanicglīdanąto glide; slide
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰleydʰ-to glide

Words derived from “glede”

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