Where does “unlaughable” come from?
unlaughable (English) comes from English laughable, 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.
unlaughable (English): Not laughable; at which one cannot or should not...
Definitions
- Not laughable; at which one cannot or should not...
Ancestry of “unlaughable”, step by step
unlaughable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English laughable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | laughable | Fitted to excite laughter; humorous; Worthless;... |
| 2 | English | laugh | An expression of mirth particular to the human... |
| 3 | Middle English | laughen | To laugh; to break out in laughter or laughing;... |
| 4 | Old English | hlæhhan | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hlahhjan | to laugh |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hlahjaną | to laugh |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | klek- | to laugh, cackle |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |