Where does “glīten” come from?

glīten (Middle High German) comes from Old High German glītan, from Proto-Germanic glīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- — to glide.

Ancestry of “glīten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanglītanto glide
2Proto-Germanicglīdanąto glide; slide
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰleydʰ-to glide

Words derived from “glīten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glīdaną →Every word from Old High German glītan →