Where does “slīdan” come from?
slīdan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic slīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European sléydʰ-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European sleydʰ- — to slip, slide; to be slippery, slick.
slīdan (Old English): to slide
Definitions
- to slide
Ancestry of “slīdan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | slīdaną | to slide, to slip |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sléydʰ-e-ti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sleydʰ- | to slip, slide; to be slippery, slick |