English
glideness
glide + -ness
Formed from glide + -ness
Proto-Indo-European *gʰleydʰ-
Proto-Germanic *glīdaną ‘to glide’
Proto-West Germanic *glīdan ‘to glide, slide’
Old English glīdan ‘to glide’
Middle English gliden ‘to glide’
English glide
Today it means
noun The quality of being a glide (transitional sound).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / glideness