Where does “uitlachen” come from?

uitlachen (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.

uitlachen (Dutch): to ridicule, poke fun at; to finish laughing

Definitions

  1. to ridicule, poke fun at; to finish laughing

Ancestry of “uitlachen”, step by step

uitlachen 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 uit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchuitout, from the inside to the outside; out, off;...
2Middle Dutchuut—
3Old Dutchūtoutside
4Proto-West Germanic*ūtout, outward
5Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlahjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hlahhjan →
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