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Where does “glīdan” come from?

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

glīdan (Proto-West Germanic): to glide, to slide

Definitions

  1. to glide, to slide

Ancestry of “glīdan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicglīdanąto glide; slide
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰleydʰ-to glide

Words derived from “glīdan”

  • gliding
  • glide
  • paragliding
  • glideth
  • glideslope
  • glidant
  • offglide
  • glidest
  • glidingly
  • paraglide
  • onglide
  • upglide
  • overglide
  • downglide
  • midglide
  • handglide
  • glideosome
  • glidingness
  • boostglide
  • hang glider
  • Gleitzeit
  • ausgleiten
  • gleiten
  • ハンググライダー
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