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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

  1. to cause to slip; to totter

Ancestry of “gledian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicglaidijanąto cause to slip
2Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
3Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
5Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “gledian”

  • bigledian
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