Where does “lâchement” come from?
lâchement (French) comes from French lâche, 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.
lâchement (French): cowardly
Ancestry of “lâchement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | lâche | loose, slack; cowardly, low; coward |
| 2 | French | lâcher | to release; to loosen; to let go; to abandon, to... |
| 3 | Dutch | lachen | to laugh |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | lachen | to laugh; to smile; to be happy |
| 5 | Old Dutch | lahhan | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | hlahhjan | to laugh |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hlahjaną | to laugh |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | klek- | to laugh, cackle |