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 (UK), zipper (US) or zip fastener

Definitions

  1. a zip (UK), zipper (US) or zip fastener

Ancestry of “glidelås”, step by step

glidelås traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk glide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskglideto slip; to glide
2Middle Low Germanglīden—
3Old Saxonglīdanto glide
4Proto-West Germanicglīdanto glide, to slide
5Proto-Germanicglīdanąto glide; slide
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰleydʰ-to glide

via Norwegian Nynorsk lås

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsklåsa lock; imperative of låsa
2Old Norselásslock
3Hungarianlátto see
4Germanlōtplummet device for measuring water depth
5Hebrewלוֹטmyrrh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glīdaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic glīdan →
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