Where does “glädja” come from?
glädja (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish glæþia, 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.
glädja (Swedish): make someone or something feel happy; gladden,...
Definitions
- make someone or something feel happy; gladden,...
Ancestry of “glädja”, step by step
glädja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Swedish glæþia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | glæþia | to gladden, to make happy |
| 2 | Old Norse | gleðja | to gladden, to make glad |
| 3 | Old Norse | -ja | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Old Swedish glæþa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | glæþa | — |