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