Where does “schaterlach” come from?

schaterlach (Dutch) comes from Dutch schaterlachen, 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.

schaterlach (Dutch): loud laughter

Definitions

  1. loud laughter

Ancestry of “schaterlach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschaterlachento laugh loudly
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlahjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hlahhjan →