Where does “hlæja” come from?

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

hlæja (Icelandic): to laugh

Definitions

  1. to laugh

Ancestry of “hlæja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehlæjato laugh
2Proto-Germanichlahjanąto laugh
3Proto-Indo-Europeanklek-to laugh, cackle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlahjaną →Every word from Old Norse hlæja →
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