Where does “lâche” come from?

lâche (French) comes from French lâcher, from Dutch lachen, from Middle Dutch lachen, from Old Dutch lahhan, from Proto-West Germanic hlahhjan, from Proto-Germanic hlahjaną, from Proto-Indo-European klek- — to laugh, cackle.

lâche (French): loose, slack; cowardly, low; coward

Definitions

  1. loose, slack; cowardly, low; coward

Ancestry of “lâche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlâcherto release; to loosen; to let go; to abandon, to...
2Dutchlachento laugh
3Middle Dutchlachento laugh; to smile; to be happy
4Old Dutchlahhan—
5Proto-West Germanichlahhjanto laugh
6Proto-Germanichlahjanąto laugh
7Proto-Indo-Europeanklek-to laugh, cackle

Words derived from “lâche”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European klek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlahjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hlahhjan →
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