Where does “glede” come from?

glede (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse gleði, from Proto-Germanic gladį̄.

glede (Norwegian Nynorsk): happiness, joy, delight, gladness, pleasure

Definitions

  1. happiness, joy, delight, gladness, pleasure

Ancestry of “glede”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegleðigladness, merriment
2Proto-Germanicgladį̄—
Every word from Proto-Germanic gladį̄ →Every word from Old Norse gleði →