Where does “lachlustig” come from?

lachlustig (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.

lachlustig (German): inclined to laughter, risible of a person

Definitions

  1. inclined to laughter, risible of a person

Ancestry of “lachlustig”, step by step

lachlustig 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 lustīg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlustīgfunny, humorous
2Middle High Germanlustec—
3Old High Germanlustīg—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klek- →