Where does “lache” come from?

lache (Alemannic German) comes from Middle High German lachen, from Old High German lahhen, from Proto-West Germanic hlahhjan, from Proto-Germanic hlahjaną, from Proto-Indo-European klek- — to laugh, cackle.

lache (Alemannic German): to laugh

Definitions

  1. to laugh

Ancestry of “lache”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlachento laugh
2Old High Germanlahhen—
3Proto-West Germanichlahhjanto laugh
4Proto-Germanichlahjanąto laugh
5Proto-Indo-Europeanklek-to laugh, cackle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlahjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hlahhjan →