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
- laughter, a laugh, the act of laughing
Ancestry of “hlátur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | hlátr | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hlahtraz | laughter |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hlahjaną | to laugh |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | klek- | to laugh, cackle |