Where does “Glee” come from?
Glee (English) comes from Middle English gle, from Old Norse gleðja, from Old Norse -ja, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
Glee (English): Joy; happiness; great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune
Definitions
- Joy; happiness; great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune