Where does “lachhaft” come from?

lachhaft (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.

lachhaft (German): laughable, risible

Definitions

  1. laughable, risible

Ancestry of “lachhaft”, step by step

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 klek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlahjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hlahhjan →