Where does “snickarglädje” come from?

snickarglädje (Swedish) comes from Swedish glädje, from Old Swedish glæþi, from Old Norse gleði, from Proto-Germanic gladį̄.

snickarglädje (Swedish): (ornate) wood embellishments (usually on the exterior of a house, like gingerbread, but also on for example artisanal furniture)

Definitions

  1. (ornate) wood embellishments (usually on the exterior of a house, like gingerbread, but also on for example artisanal furniture)

Ancestry of “snickarglädje”, step by step

snickarglädje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish glädje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishglädjejoy, happiness
2Old Swedishglæþi—
3Old Norsegleðigladness, merriment
4Proto-Germanicgladį̄—

via Swedish snickare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsnickarea carpenter
Every word from Proto-Germanic gladį̄ →Every word from Old Norse gleði →Every word from Old Swedish glæþi →