enjoy

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 248 words | Copyright

enjoy †be joyful XIV; possess or experience with joy XV; refl. XVII. — OF. enjoier give joy to, refl. enjoy, f. EN-1 + joie JOY, or — OF. enjoïr enjoy, rejoice, f. EN-1 + joïr :- L. gaudēre.
Hence enjoyment XVI.

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