Where does “Lachanfall” come from?

Lachanfall (German) comes from German Anfall, from German anfallen, from German fallen, from Middle High German vallen, from Old High German fallan, from Proto-West Germanic fallan, from Proto-Germanic fallaną, from Proto-Indo-European pōl- — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.

Lachanfall (German): conniption; the giggles

Definitions

  1. conniption; the giggles

Ancestry of “Lachanfall”, step by step

Lachanfall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Anfall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAnfallswift attack; fit; seizure; attack; yield;...
2Germananfallento accrue, to obtain; to attack
3Germanfallento fall; to drop; to die; to fall in battle; to...
4Middle High Germanvallento fall
5Old High Germanfallanto fall
6Proto-West Germanicfallanto fall
7Proto-Germanicfallanąto fall
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpōl-
9Slovincianpólhalf
10Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
11Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate

via German lachen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlachento laugh
2Middle High Germanlachento laugh
3Old High Germanlahhen
4Proto-West Germanichlahhjanto laugh
5Proto-Germanichlahjanąto laugh
6Proto-Indo-Europeanklek-to laugh, cackle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH-