Where does “laughaholic” come from?

laughaholic (English) comes from English laugh, from Middle English laughen, from Old English hlæhhan, from Proto-West Germanic hlahhjan, from Proto-Germanic hlahjaną, from Proto-Indo-European klek- — to laugh, cackle.

laughaholic (English): Someone who laughs very often; a cheerful person

Definitions

  1. Someone who laughs very often; a cheerful person

Ancestry of “laughaholic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlaughAn expression of mirth particular to the human...
2Middle EnglishlaughenTo laugh; to break out in laughter or laughing;...
3Old Englishhlæhhan—
4Proto-West Germanichlahhjanto laugh
5Proto-Germanichlahjanąto laugh
6Proto-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 →
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