Where does “glier” come from?
glier (Old French) comes from Frankish glīdan, from Proto-Germanic glīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- — to glide.
glier (Old French): to slip, slide, glide
Ancestry of “glier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Frankish | glīdan | to slide, glide; to glide, to slide |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | glīdaną | to glide; slide |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰleydʰ- | to glide |
Words derived from “glier”