Where does “glädjesång” come from?

glädjesång (Swedish) comes from Swedish sång, from Old Swedish sānger, from Old Norse sǫngr, from Proto-Germanic sangwaz, from Proto-Indo-European songʷʰos.

glädjesång (Swedish): joyous song

Definitions

  1. joyous song

Ancestry of “glädjesång”, step by step

glädjesång traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish sång

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsånga song
2Old Swedishsānger—
3Old Norsesǫngrsong
4Proto-Germanicsangwazsinging, song
5Proto-Indo-Europeansongʷʰos—

via Swedish glädje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishglädjejoy, happiness
2Old Swedishglæþi—
3Old Norsegleðigladness, merriment
4Proto-Germanicgladį̄—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European songʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic sangwaz →Every word from Old Norse sǫngr →