Where does “hoongelach” come from?

hoongelach (Dutch) comes from Dutch gelach, 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.

hoongelach (Dutch): derision, scornful laughter

Definitions

  1. derision, scornful laughter

Ancestry of “hoongelach”, step by step

hoongelach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch gelach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgelachlaughter
2Dutchlachento laugh
3Middle Dutchlachento laugh; to smile; to be happy
4Old Dutchlahhan—
5Proto-West Germanichlahhjanto laugh
6Proto-Germanichlahjanąto laugh
7Proto-Indo-Europeanklek-to laugh, cackle

via Dutch hoon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhoonmockery, sneering; scorn, derision
2Middle Dutchhone—
3Old Dutchhōna—
4Proto-Germanichaunizdespised, poor, miserable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱaw-to howl, screech
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlahjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hlahhjan →