Where does “gledian” come from?
gledian (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic glaidijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
gledian (Old Saxon): to cause to slip; to totter
Definitions
- to cause to slip; to totter
Ancestry of “gledian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | glaidijaną | to cause to slip |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 5 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |