Where does “glid” come from?

glid (Swedish) comes from Swedish glida, from Middle Low German glīden, from Old Saxon glīdan, from Proto-West Germanic glīdan, from Proto-Germanic glīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- — to glide.

glid (Swedish): sliding, gliding

Definitions

  1. sliding, gliding

Ancestry of “glid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishglidato glide, to slide under conditions of low...
2Middle Low Germanglīden—
3Old Saxonglīdanto glide
4Proto-West Germanicglīdanto glide, to slide
5Proto-Germanicglīdanąto glide; slide
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰleydʰ-to glide

Words derived from “glid”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glīdaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic glīdan →