Where does “グリークラブ” come from?

グリークラブ (Japanese) comes from English glee club, from English Glee, from Middle English gle, from Old Norse gleðja, from Old Norse -ja, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

グリークラブ (Japanese): glee club

Definitions

  1. glee club

Ancestry of “グリークラブ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishglee clubA secular choir or choral group
2EnglishGleeJoy; happiness; great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune
3Middle Englishgle
4Old Norsegleðjato gladden, to make glad
5Old Norse-ja
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
9Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti