English
glider
Glider comes from Middle English glider.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500glider
- Englishearliest quotation 1978same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500glider
- Englishearliest quotation 1978same form
Earliest quotation: 1978, Tom Reamy, Blind Voices: “Francine sat in the glider on the porch, swinging…”
Formed from glide + -er
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
Every English word from Middle English glider
Today it means
noun One who glides.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English glider / glider