Where does “schaterlachen” come from?

schaterlachen (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.

schaterlachen (Dutch): to laugh loudly

Definitions

  1. to laugh loudly

Ancestry of “schaterlachen”, step by step

schaterlachen 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 schateren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschaterento laugh loudly
2Middle Dutchschateren—
3Old Dutchskateron—
4Proto-Germanicskat-to smash, scatter

Words derived from “schaterlachen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European klek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlahjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hlahhjan →