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.
Ancestry of “glid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | glida | to glide, to slide under conditions of low... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | glīden | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | glīdan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | glīdan | to glide, to slide |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | glīdaną | to glide; slide |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰleydʰ- | to glide |
Words derived from “glid”