Where does “slider” come from?
slider (Yola) comes from Middle English slideren, from Old English sliderian, from Old English slidorian, from Old English slidrian, from Proto-Germanic slidrōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
slider (Yola): to slip
Definitions
- to slip
Ancestry of “slider”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | slideren | To skid or slip; to lose one's traction or... |
| 2 | Old English | sliderian | to slip |
| 3 | Old English | slidorian | to slide |
| 4 | Old English | slidrian | to slip, slide, slither |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | slidrōną | to slide, slip |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |