Where does “lífsgleði” come from?
lífsgleði (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic gleði, from Icelandic -i, from Old Norse -i, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
lífsgleði (Icelandic): joie de vivre
Definitions
- joie de vivre
Ancestry of “lífsgleði”, step by step
lífsgleði traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic gleði
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | gleði | happiness, joy |
| 2 | Icelandic | -i | A nominal suffix |
| 3 | Old Norse | -i | th |
| 4 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Icelandic líf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | líf | life; an individual’s way of living or experience... |
| 2 | Old Norse | líf | life |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | lībą | body; life |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lībaną | to remain, to be left |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |