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German (Berlin)
/ˈɡlaɪ̯tən/
verb-strong
Definitions
- (intransitive) to glide; to float; to move effortlessly
- (intransitive) to slide; to slip; to transition smoothly
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German glīten inherited from Old High German glītan inherited from *glīdan inherited from Proto-Germanic *glīdaną (glide, slide) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleydʰ-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*ǵʰleydʰ-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- boostglide English
- downglide English
- forthglide English
- glidant English
- glide English
- glideosome English
- glider English
- glideslope English
- glidest English
- glideth English
- gliding English
- handglide English
- midglide English
- offglide English
- onglide English
- overglide English
- paraglide English
- upglide English
- liitää Finnish
- -er German
- Beutel German
- Gleitbeutler German
- Gleitlaut German
- Gleitzeit German
- Kurzkopfgleitbeutler German
- Laut German
- Zeit German
- ausgleiten German
- entgleiten German
- aanglijden Dutch, Flemish
- afglijden Dutch, Flemish
- glijboot Dutch, Flemish
- glijden Dutch, Flemish
- glijmiddel Dutch, Flemish
- glijvlucht Dutch, Flemish
- ontglijden Dutch, Flemish
- uitglijden Dutch, Flemish
- verglijden Dutch, Flemish
- *ǵʰleydʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *glīdaną Proto-Germanic
- glidan Old English
- glīdan Old English
- gliden Middle English
- gliden Middle Dutch
- glitan Old High German
- glītan Old High German
- glīten Middle High German
- *glīdan gmw-pro
- *glīdan Old Dutch
- gliden Middle Low German
- glîden Middle Low German
- glidan Old Saxon
- glīdan Old Saxon
- glīda Old Frisian
- glieden German Low German