Where does “scheckiglachen” come from?

scheckiglachen (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.

scheckiglachen (German): to laugh one's head off

Definitions

  1. to laugh one's head off

Ancestry of “scheckiglachen”, step by step

scheckiglachen 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 scheckig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanscheckigdappled
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klek-