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Where does β€œπŒ·πŒ»πŒ°πŒ·πŒΎπŒ°πŒ½β€ come from?

𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽 (Gothic) comes from Proto-Germanic hlahjanΔ…, from Proto-Indo-European klek- β€” to laugh, cackle.

𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽 (Gothic): to laugh

Definitions

  1. to laugh

Ancestry of β€œπŒ·πŒ»πŒ°πŒ·πŒΎπŒ°πŒ½β€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanichlahjanΔ…to laugh
2Proto-Indo-Europeanklek-to laugh, cackle

Words derived from β€œπŒ·πŒ»πŒ°πŒ·πŒΎπŒ°πŒ½β€

  • 𐌱𐌹𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klek- β†’