Where does “Lachmöwe” come from?

Lachmöwe (German) comes from German lachen, from Middle High German lachen, from Old High German lahhen, from Proto-West Germanic hlahhjan, from Proto-Germanic hlahjaną, from Proto-Indo-European klek- — to laugh, cackle.

Lachmöwe (German): black-headed gull

Definitions

  1. black-headed gull

Ancestry of “Lachmöwe”, step by step

Lachmöwe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via German Möwe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMöwegull, seagull
2Middle Low Germanmêwe—
3Old Saxonmēu—
4Proto-Germanic*maiwī—
5Proto-Germanicmaiwazgull, seagull
6Proto-Germanicmaiwijanąto shout, mew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlahjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hlahhjan →