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
- A fan of the television show "Glee"
Ancestry of “Gleek”, step by step
Gleek traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse gleikr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | gleikr | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | leikr | game; sport; contest |
| 3 | Middle Low German | lek | — |
| 4 | Latin | lāicus | lay (of the laity) |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λαϊκός | of the people; popular |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λᾱός | people; men; the people |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | lāwós | people, crowd |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂wos | people |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂- | to bark, howl; to be concealed |
via English Glee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Glee | Joy; happiness; great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune |
| 2 | Middle English | gle | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | gleðja | to gladden, to make glad |
| 4 | Old Norse | -ja | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |