English

handglide

From hand + glide.

A compound of hand + glide

Proto-Germanic *handuz

Proto-West Germanic *handu

Old English hand

Middle English hond

English hand

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 In breakdancing, the turtle move, but performed using only one hand.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / handglide