Where does “бесследно” come from?

бесследно (Russian) comes from Russian бессле́дный, from Russian след, from Old East Slavic слѣдъ, from Proto-Slavic slědъ, from Latvian slaidus, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sleid-, from Proto-Indo-European sleidʰ- — slippery, to slide.

бесследно (Russian): without a trace, completely, utterly

Definitions

  1. without a trace, completely, utterly

Ancestry of “бесследно”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбессле́дныйtraceless
2Russianследtrack; footprint, footstep; trace, sign
3Old East Slavicслѣдъtrace, track
4Proto-Slavicslědъtrack, trace
5Latvianslaidusaccusative plural masculine form of slaids
6Proto-Balto-Slavicsleid-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansleidʰ-slippery, to slide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleidʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic sleid- →Every word from Latvian slaidus →