Where does “slidorian” come from?
slidorian (Old English) comes 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.
slidorian (Old English): to slide
Definitions
- to slide
Ancestry of “slidorian”, step by step
slidorian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English slidrian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | slidrian | to slip, slide, slither |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | slidrōną | to slide, slip |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Proto-West Germanic *slidrōn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *slidrōn | to slide, slip |