Where does “prelaughter” come from?
prelaughter (English) comes from English laughter, from Middle English laughter, from Old English hleahtor, from Proto-West Germanic *hlahtr, from Proto-Germanic hlahtraz, from Proto-Germanic hlahjaną, from Proto-Indo-European klek- — to laugh, cackle.
prelaughter (English): Occurring before laughter
Definitions
- Occurring before laughter
Ancestry of “prelaughter”, step by step
prelaughter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English laughter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | laughter | The sound of laughing, produced by air so... |
| 2 | Middle English | laughter | Laughter; the production of laughs or snickers;... |
| 3 | Old English | hleahtor | laughter; a laugh |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *hlahtr | laughter |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hlahtraz | laughter |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hlahjaną | to laugh |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | klek- | to laugh, cackle |
via English pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |