'Happy' is a word borrowed from Scandinavian 'happy'. The word entered the English language some time around the 14th century.
happy [adjective] [14th century]
- favored by luck or fortune
- fortunate
- notably fitting, effective, or well adapted
- felicitous
- enjoying or characterized by well-being and contentment
- expressing, reflecting, or suggestive of
See 'happy' on the Loan Words Map
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Etymology: Middle English, from 'hap'
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