Etymology

happiness

hap·pi·ness
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Today it means: The emotion of being happy; joy; elation. Full definition →

English happy ← Middle English happy ← Old Norse happ
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kob-
  2. Proto-Germanic*hampą
  3. Old Norsehapp
  4. Middle Englishhap
  5. Middle Englishhappy
  6. Englishhappy
  7. English todayhappiness

From happy + -ness.

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