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

  1. Joy; happiness; great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune

Ancestry of “Glee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgle
2Old Norsegleðjato gladden, to make glad
3Old Norse-ja
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “Glee

Every word from Chichewa iye