Where does “glajd” come from?

glajd (Serbo-Croatian) comes from English glide, from Middle English gliden, from Old English glīdan, from Proto-West Germanic glīdan, from Proto-Germanic glīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- — to glide.

glajd (Serbo-Croatian): glide

Definitions

  1. glide

Ancestry of “glajd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishglideTo move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly; To fly...
2Middle Englishglidento glide
3Old Englishglīdanto glide
4Proto-West Germanicglīdanto glide, to slide
5Proto-Germanicglīdanąto glide; slide
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰleydʰ-to glide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- →