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Etymology of the English word rejoicing

the English word rejoicing
derived from the English word rejoice
derived from the Old French word resjoir
using the Old French prefix re-
derived from the Old French word joir
derived from the Old French word rejoir
derived from the Classical Latin word gaudere (be glad, rejoice)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gau-
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gāu-
using the English suffix -ing

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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