Where does “gliden” come from?
gliden (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon glīdan, from Proto-West Germanic glīdan, from Proto-Germanic glīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- — to glide.
Ancestry of “gliden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Saxon | glīdan | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | glīdan | to glide, to slide |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | glīdaną | to glide; slide |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰleydʰ- | to glide |
Words derived from “gliden”