Where does “glenchen” come from?
glenchen (Middle English) comes from Old French glacier, from Frankish glīdan, from Proto-Germanic glīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- — to glide.
Ancestry of “glenchen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |