Where does “glisser” come from?

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

Ancestry of “glisser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchglicierto slip, slide, glide
2Old Frenchglacierto slip, make slippery; to slip, slide
3Frankishglīdanto slide, glide; to glide, to slide
4Proto-Germanicglīdanąto glide; slide
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰleydʰ-to glide

Words derived from “glisser”

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