Where does “teglidan” come from?

teglidan (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon glīdan, from Proto-West Germanic glīdan, from Proto-Germanic glīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- — to glide.

teglidan (Old Saxon): to glide away

Definitions

  1. to glide away

Ancestry of “teglidan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonglīdanto glide
2Proto-West Germanicglīdanto glide, to slide
3Proto-Germanicglīdanąto glide; slide
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰleydʰ-to glide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glīdaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic glīdan →