Where does “обрадовать” come from?

обрадовать (Russian) comes from Russian ра́довать — to gladden, to please, to rejoice, to make happy.

обрадовать (Russian): to gladden, to please, to bring joy to

Definitions

  1. to gladden, to please, to bring joy to

Ancestry of “обрадовать”, step by step

обрадовать traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian ра́довать

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianра́доватьto gladden, to please, to rejoice, to make happy

via Russian об–

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianоб–before certain letters

Words derived from “обрадовать”

Every word from Russian ра́довать →