Where does “gle” come from?
gle (Middle English) 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.
Ancestry of “gle”, step by step
gle traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse gleðja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | gleðja | to gladden, to make glad |
| 2 | Old Norse | -ja | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 6 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Old English glēo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | glēo | glee, joy |
| 2 | Old English | glīw | glee, pleasure, mirth, play, sport; music;... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | glīwą | joy, gladness, merriment, mirth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰlew- | to be glad; jest; joke; to joke, make fun, enjoy;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰel- | to call; to chant; to shout |