Where does “laȝter” come from?

laȝter (Middle English) comes from Old English hleahtor, from Proto-West Germanic *hlahtr, from Proto-Germanic hlahtraz, from Proto-Germanic hlahjaną, from Proto-Indo-European klek- — to laugh, cackle.

laȝter (Middle English): Alternative form of laughter

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of laughter

Ancestry of “laȝter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhleahtorlaughter; a laugh
2Proto-West Germanic*hlahtrlaughter
3Proto-Germanichlahtrazlaughter
4Proto-Germanichlahjanąto laugh
5Proto-Indo-Europeanklek-to laugh, cackle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlahjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlahtraz →