Where does “gladhearted” come from?

gladhearted (English) comes from English hearted, from Middle English herted, from Middle English herte, from Old English heorte, from Proto-West Germanic hertā, from Proto-Germanic hertô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

gladhearted (English): cheerful

Definitions

  1. cheerful

Ancestry of “gladhearted”, step by step

gladhearted traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hearted

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishheartedsimple past tense and past participle of heart;...
2Middle EnglishhertedHaving a specified disposition, emotion, or...
3Middle EnglishherteThe heart; One's inner self; the mind or...
4Old Englishheorteheart
5Proto-West Germanichertāheart
6Proto-Germanichertôheart
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

via English glad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgladPleased, happy, gratified; Having a bright or...
2EnglishgladiolusThe center part of the sternum; Any of several...
3LatingladiōlusLittle sword, knife
4Latingladiussword; murder, death; a gladiatorial contest
5Gaulishkladyossword
6Proto-Celtickladiwossword
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr
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