Where does “hlátur” come from?

hlátur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse hlátr, from Proto-Germanic hlahtraz, from Proto-Germanic hlahjaną, from Proto-Indo-European klek- — to laugh, cackle.

hlátur (Icelandic): laughter, a laugh, the act of laughing

Definitions

  1. laughter, a laugh, the act of laughing

Ancestry of “hlátur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehlátrlaughter
2Proto-Germanichlahtrazlaughter
3Proto-Germanichlahjanąto laugh
4Proto-Indo-Europeanklek-to laugh, cackle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlahjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlahtraz →