From Online Etymological Dictionary:
hap
c.1205, "chance, luck," from O.N. happ "chance, good luck," from P.Gmc. *khapan (source of O.E. gehæp "convenient, fit"). Meaning "good fortune" is from c.1225.
Where:
c. = circa or "around"
O.N. = Old Norse
P.Gmc. = Proto Germanic
O.E. = Old English
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Prefix - un Root word - happy Suffix - ness
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No, it has Slavic origins.
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