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Where does “slīdaną” come from?

slīdaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European sléydʰ-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European sleydʰ- — to slip, slide; to be slippery, slick.

slīdaną (Proto-Germanic): to slide, to slip

Definitions

  1. to slide, to slip

Ancestry of “slīdaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansléydʰ-e-ti—
2Proto-Indo-Europeansleydʰ-to slip, slide; to be slippery, slick

Words derived from “slīdaną”

  • slide
  • slider
  • landslide
  • slideshow
  • backslider
  • backslide
  • mudslide
  • rockslide
  • slideway
  • downslide
  • snowslide
  • slideout
  • slidey
  • slideware
  • slidewire
  • slideth
  • microslide
  • catslide
  • hairslide
  • boardslide
  • outslide
  • midslide
  • tailslide
  • overslide
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