Where does “glidelås” come from?
glidelås (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk glide, 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.
glidelås (Norwegian Nynorsk): a zip , zipper or zip fastener
Definitions
- a zip , zipper or zip fastener
Ancestry of “glidelås”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | glide | to slip; to glide |
| 2 | Middle Low German | glīden | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | glīdan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | glīdan | to glide, to slide |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | glīdaną | to glide; slide |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰleydʰ- | to glide |