Etymology Explorer › Old Swedish

Where does “glædhe” come from?

glædhe (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse gleði, from Proto-Germanic gladį̄.

Ancestry of “glædhe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegleðigladness, merriment
2Proto-Germanicgladį̄—

Words derived from “glædhe”

  • skadeglädje
  • glädje
Every word from Proto-Germanic gladį̄ →