Where does “gleðja” come from?

gleðja (Icelandic) comes 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.

gleðja (Icelandic): to gladden, make happy

Definitions

  1. to gladden, make happy

Ancestry of “gleðja”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gleðja”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →
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