English

gleeish

From glee + -ish.

Formed from glee + -ish

Proto-Indo-European *gʰlew- ‘to joke, make fun, enjoy’

Proto-Germanic *glīwą ‘joy, mirth’

Proto-West Germanic *glīw

Old English glēo ‘glee, pleasure, mirth, play, sport’

Middle English gle

English glee

Today it means

adj gleeful

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