Where does “gli” come from?

gli (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Middle Low German glīden, from Old Saxon glīdan, from Proto-West Germanic glīdan, from Proto-Germanic glīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- — to glide.

gli (Norwegian Nynorsk): to slip; to glide

Definitions

  1. to slip; to glide

Ancestry of “gli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanglīden—
2Old Saxonglīdanto glide
3Proto-West Germanicglīdanto glide, to slide
4Proto-Germanicglīdanąto glide; slide
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰleydʰ-to glide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glīdaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic glīdan →