The story
- Old French · derived fromresjoir
- Middle English · inherited fromrejoicen
- English todayrejoice
From Middle English rejoicen, rejoisen, from Old French resjoir. Doublet of rejoy. Compare French réjouir; Spanish regocijar; Portuguese regozijar; Italian gioire
Words from the same roots
Old Frenchresjoir all →
rejoy
First known use, by meaning
- from 14th c. To be very happy, be delighted, exult; to feel joy.
- 15th–16th c. To have (someone) as a lover or spouse; to enjoy sexually.
- from 15th c. To make happy, exhilarate.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.