English
gleesome
From glee + -some.
Formed from glee + -some
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 Characterised or marked by glee; gleeful; joyous.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / gleesome