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Where does “sliderian” come from?

sliderian (Old English) comes from Old English slidorian, from Old English slidrian, from Proto-Germanic slidrōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

sliderian (Old English): to slip

Definitions

  1. to slip

Ancestry of “sliderian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishslidorian—
2Old Englishslidrianto slip, slide, slither
3Proto-Germanicslidrōnąto slide, slip
4Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
5Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “sliderian”

  • slithering
  • slither
  • Slytherin
  • slitherer
  • Slytherinish
  • slithersome
  • slitherlink
  • slideren
  • slidren
  • slitheren
  • slyderen
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