Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/glidā

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *glidǭ; compare *glīdan.

Noun

*glidā f

  1. kite (bird)[1]

Inflection

ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *glidā
Genitive *glidōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *glidā *glidōn
Accusative *glidōn *glidōn
Genitive *glidōn *glidōnō
Dative *glidōn *glidōm, *glidum
Instrumental *glidōn *glidōm, *glidum

Descendants

  • Old English: glida, glioda m
    • Middle English: glede, glide
      • English: glede, glead
      • Scots: gled, gleed
  • Old Frisian: *glide
  • Old Saxon: *glida

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*ʒliđōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 136
  2. ^ “glee”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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