gleek

gleek · noun¹

1. Middle Dutch · derived fromgelīc“like, alike”
2. Middle High German · derived fromglücke
3. Germanic · derived from
4. Old French · derived fromglic“a game of cards”
5. Middle French · borrowed fromglic
6. English todaygleek

From Middle French glic, from Old French glic (“a game of cards”), of Germanic origin from or related to Middle High German glücke, gelücke (“luck”) and Middle Dutch gelīc (“like, alike”). More at luck, like.

gleek · noun, verb²

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*leyg-
2. Proto-Germanic · derived from*galaikaz“jump, play”
3. Old Norse · derived from*gleikr
4. North Germanic · derived from
5. English todaygleek

Related to Etymology 1. Of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse *gleikr, leikr (“sport, play, game”), from Proto-Germanic *galaikaz (“jump, play”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyg-. Cognate with Old English ġelācan (“to play a trick on, delude”), Scots glaik (“a glance of the eye, deception, trick”, n.), Scots glaik (“to trick, trifle with”, v.). More at lake.

gleek · noun³

Blend of glee + geek.

Gleek · noun⁴

Blend of Glee and geek

Words from the same roots