Where does “laughless” come from?
laughless (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.
laughless (English): Devoid of laughs
Ancestry of “laughless”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | laugh | An expression of mirth particular to the human... |
| 2 | Middle English | laughen | To laugh; to break out in laughter or laughing;... |
| 3 | Old English | hlæhhan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hlahhjan | to laugh |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hlahjaną | to laugh |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | klek- | to laugh, cackle |