Where does “lachen” come from?

lachen (German) comes 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.

lachen (German): to laugh

Definitions

  1. to laugh

Ancestry of “lachen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlachento laugh
2Old High Germanlahhen—
3Proto-West Germanichlahhjanto laugh
4Proto-Germanichlahjanąto laugh
5Proto-Indo-Europeanklek-to laugh, cackle

Words derived from “lachen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European klek- →