English

gladhearted

From glad + hearted.

A compound of glad + hearted

Proto-Indo-European *gʰladʰ-

Proto-Germanic *gladaz ‘shiny’

Old English glæd ‘shining’

Middle English glad ‘joyful’

English glad

Middle English herte

Middle English herted ‘having a specified disposition, emotion, or…’

Today it means

adj cheerful

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / gladhearted