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Where does “glæd” come from?

glæd (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic glad, from Proto-Germanic gladaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰladh-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

glæd (Old English): glad

Definitions

  1. glad

Ancestry of “glæd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicgladshining, shiny, radiant; bright, cheery,...
2Proto-Germanicgladazshining, shiny, radiant; bright, cheery,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰladh-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Words derived from “glæd”

  • glad
  • gladness
  • gladden
  • gladder
  • gladdeneth
  • unglad
  • gladhand
  • gladhearted
  • gladdenest
  • overglad
  • begladden
  • ungladden
  • ungladness
  • engladden
  • gled
  • glad
  • gladere
  • glædlice
  • glædra
  • glador
  • glædmann
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