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# The Good Oil Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-good-oil-word-of-the-day-424/
- Published: 2025-10-06T17:15:10.000Z
- Updated: 2025-10-06T17:15:09.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, Word of the Day

The word for today is…

kvell (verb):

: to be extraordinarily proud : rejoice

Source : [Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kvell?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : Kvell comes from Yiddish kveln, meaning "to be delighted," which, in turn, comes from the Middle High German word quellen, meaning "to well, gush, or swell." Yiddish has been a wellspring of creativity for English, giving us such delightful words as meister ("one who is knowledgeable about something"), maven ("expert"), and shtick ("one's special activity"), just to name a few. The date for the appearance of kvell in the English language is tricky to pinpoint exactly. The earliest known printed evidence for the word in an English source is found in a 1952 handbook of Jewish words and expressions.

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