Etymograph

English

slideout

From slide + out.

A compound of slide + out

Proto-Indo-European *h₃sleydʰ- ‘to slip, slide’

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Proto-Germanic *slīdaną ‘to slide, to slip’

Proto-West Germanic *slīdan ‘to slide, to slip’

Old English slīdan ‘to slide’

Middle English sliden ‘to slide then fall’

English slide

Proto-Indo-European *úd ‘upwards, away’

Proto-Germanic *ūt ‘out’

Proto-West Germanic *ūt ‘out’

Old English ūt ‘out’

Middle English out

English out

Today it means

noun A section of a recreational vehicle that can be extended from the main body of the vehicle when parked to form a separate room.

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

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