Where does “glide” come from?

glide (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian glīda, from Proto-West Germanic glīdan, from Proto-Germanic glīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- — to glide.

glide (West Frisian): to glide, to slide

Definitions

  1. to glide, to slide

Ancestry of “glide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianglīda—
2Proto-West Germanicglīdanto glide, to slide
3Proto-Germanicglīdanąto glide; slide
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰleydʰ-to glide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glīdaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic glīdan →