Where does “lag” come from?

lag (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch lachen, from Middle Dutch lachen, from Old Dutch lahhan, from Proto-West Germanic hlahhjan, from Proto-Germanic hlahjaną, from Proto-Indo-European klek- — to laugh, cackle.

lag (Afrikaans): to laugh

Definitions

  1. to laugh

Ancestry of “lag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlachento laugh
2Middle Dutchlachento laugh; to smile; to be happy
3Old Dutchlahhan—
4Proto-West Germanichlahhjanto laugh
5Proto-Germanichlahjanąto laugh
6Proto-Indo-Europeanklek-to laugh, cackle

Words derived from “lag”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European klek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlahjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hlahhjan →