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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰladh- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gladaz →