Where does “lachmeeuw” come from?

lachmeeuw (Dutch) 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.

lachmeeuw (Dutch): the laughing gull, Leucophaeus atricilla

Definitions

  1. the laughing gull, Leucophaeus atricilla

Ancestry of “lachmeeuw”, step by step

lachmeeuw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch lachen

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

via Dutch meeuw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchmeeuwA seagull, seabird of the family Laridae
2Middle Dutchmêweseagull
3Old Dutchmēo—
4Proto-West Germanic*maiwīgull, seagull
5Proto-Germanicmaiwazgull, seagull
6Proto-Germanicmaiwijanąto shout, mew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klek- →