Where does “Gelächter” come from?
Gelächter (German) comes from Middle High German gelehter, from Middle High German lahter, from Old High German lahtar, from Proto-Germanic hlahtraz, from Proto-Germanic hlahjaną, from Proto-Indo-European klek- — to laugh, cackle.
Gelächter (German): laughter, laughing; object of ridicule
Definitions
- laughter, laughing; object of ridicule
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