Where does “schieflachen” come from?

schieflachen (German) comes from German schief, from Middle High German schief, from Middle Low German schêf, from Old Saxon skêf, from Proto-West Germanic *skaib, from Proto-Germanic skaibaz, from Proto-Indo-European skeh₂iwo-.

schieflachen (German): to crack up, to laugh one's head off

Definitions

  1. to crack up, to laugh one's head off

Ancestry of “schieflachen”, step by step

schieflachen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German schief

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschiefskew, oblique, askew, leaning, slanting, aslant,...
2Middle High Germanschief
3Middle Low Germanschêf
4Old Saxonskêf
5Proto-West Germanic*skaib
6Proto-Germanicskaibazcrooked
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskeh₂iwo-

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeh₂iwo-
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