Where does “glæþia” come from?

glæþia (Old Swedish) 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.

glæþia (Old Swedish): to gladden, to make happy

Definitions

  1. to gladden, to make happy

Ancestry of “glæþia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegleðjato gladden, to make glad
2Old Norse-ja—
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “glæþia”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →