PIE *ghel「輝く」、glass「金」と語源は同じ。 もともとは閃光を指していたが、後に一般化された。
英語の語源
glide (v.)
Old English glidan "move along smoothly and easily; glide away, vanish; slip, slide" (class I strong verb, past tense glad, past participle gliden), from Proto-Germanic *glidon "to glide" (cognates: Old Saxon glidan, Old Frisian glida, Old High German glitan, German gleiten), probably part of the large group of Germanic words in gl- involving notions of "smooth; shining; joyful" (see glad (adj.)). Related: Glided; gliding. Strong past tense form glid persisted into 20c.
glide (n.)
1580s, from glide (v.). From 1835 as a term in music; from 1889 as a step in dancing or a type of dance.
例文
1. Waiters glide between tightly packed tables bearing trays of pasta.
給仕たちは、混雑したテーブルの間をパスタ皿を持って自由に通り抜けた。
2.We stood in silence watching the snake glide effortlessly.
私たちは黙って立っていて、その蛇がのんびりと泳いでいるのを見ていました。
3.So graceful was the ballerina that she just seemed to glide .