Where does “unlaughingly” come from?
unlaughingly (English) comes from English unlaughing, from English laughing, from Middle English laughynge, 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.
unlaughingly (English): Without laughing; seriously, solemnly
Definitions
- Without laughing; seriously, solemnly
Ancestry of “unlaughingly”, step by step
unlaughingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unlaughing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unlaughing | Not laughing |
| 2 | English | laughing | The action of the verb to laugh; present... |
| 3 | Middle English | laughynge | Laughing; the making of laughs |
| 4 | Middle English | laughen | To laugh; to break out in laughter or laughing;... |
| 5 | Old English | hlæhhan | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | hlahhjan | to laugh |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hlahjaną | to laugh |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | klek- | to laugh, cackle |