Where does “klaterlach” come from?

klaterlach (Dutch) comes from Dutch klateren, from Middle Dutch clateren.

klaterlach (Dutch): hearty laughter

Definitions

  1. hearty laughter

Ancestry of “klaterlach”, step by step

klaterlach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch klateren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchklaterento gurgle, to splash
2Middle Dutchclateren—

via Dutch lach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlachsmile; laugh
2Middle Dutchlachfirst/third-person singular present indicative of...
Every word from Middle Dutch clateren →Every word from Dutch klateren →