Where does “gleek” come from?

gleek (English) comes from Middle French glic, from Old French glic — gleek.

gleek (English): A once-popular game of cards played by three...

Definitions

  1. A once-popular game of cards played by three...

Ancestry of “gleek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchglic
2Old Frenchglicgleek
Every word from Old French glicEvery word from Middle French glic