Etymology

mudslide

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Today it means: A geological event in which viscous mud flows down an incline. Full definition →

English slide ← Middle English sliden ← Old English slīdan
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  1. Englishmud
  2. Proto-Germanic*slīdaną
  3. Proto-West Germanic*slīdan
  4. Old Englishslīdan
  5. Middle Englishsliden
  6. Englishslide
  7. English todaymudslide

From mud + slide.

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