Where does “glacis” come from?

glacis (Romanian) comes from French glacis, from Old French glacier, from Frankish glīdan, from Proto-Germanic glīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- — to glide.

glacis (Romanian): glacis

Definitions

  1. glacis

Ancestry of “glacis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchglacis—
2Old Frenchglacierto slip, make slippery; to slip, slide
3Frankishglīdanto slide, glide; to glide, to slide
4Proto-Germanicglīdanąto glide; slide
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰleydʰ-to glide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glīdaną →Every word from Frankish glīdan →