Where does “lachen” come from?

lachen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch lahhan, from Proto-West Germanic hlahhjan, from Proto-Germanic hlahjaną, from Proto-Indo-European klek- — to laugh, cackle.

lachen (Middle Dutch): to laugh; to smile; to be happy

Definitions

  1. to laugh; to smile; to be happy

Ancestry of “lachen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchlahhan—
2Proto-West Germanichlahhjanto laugh
3Proto-Germanichlahjanąto laugh
4Proto-Indo-Europeanklek-to laugh, cackle

Words derived from “lachen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European klek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlahjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hlahhjan →