Where does “lâcher” come from?
lâcher (French) comes 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.
lâcher (French): to release; to loosen; to let go; to abandon, to...
Definitions
- to release; to loosen; to let go; to abandon, to...
Ancestry of “lâcher”, step by step
lâcher traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch lachen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | lachen | to laugh |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | lachen | to laugh; to smile; to be happy |
| 3 | Old Dutch | lahhan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hlahhjan | to laugh |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hlahjaną | to laugh |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | klek- | to laugh, cackle |
via Middle French lascher
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | lascher | to release |
| 2 | Old French | laschier | to release; to let go of |
| 3 | Latin | laxico | — |
| 4 | Latin | laxō | to extend, expand |
| 5 | Latin | laxus | wide, spacious, roomy; yielding; loose, slack,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)lēg- | to let go; weak, feeble; loose; dissolute, lewd;... |