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Where does “Gleek” come from?

Gleek (English) comes from Old Norse gleikr, from Old Norse leikr, from Middle Low German lek, from Latin lāicus, from Ancient Greek λαϊκός, from Ancient Greek λᾱός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

Gleek (English): A fan of the television show "Glee"

Definitions

  1. A fan of the television show "Glee"

Ancestry of “Gleek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegleikr—
2Old Norseleikrgame; sport; contest
3Middle Low Germanlek—
4Latinlāicus—
5Ancient Greekλαϊκόςof the people; popular
6Ancient Greekλᾱόςpeople; men; the people
7Proto-Helleniclāwós—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂wospeople
9Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed
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