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Where does “laghen” come from?

laghen (Middle English) comes from Old English hliehhan, from Proto-West Germanic hlahhjan, from Proto-Germanic hlahjaną, from Proto-Indo-European klek- — to laugh, cackle.

laghen (Middle English): Alternative form of laughen

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of laughen

Ancestry of “laghen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “laghen”

  • laugh
  • laughable
  • laughably
  • laugher
  • laugheth
  • laughest
  • horselaugh
  • laughy
  • laughless
  • laughableness
  • laughability
  • unlaughable
  • laughsome
  • laughfest
  • laughful
  • outlaugh
  • laughaholic
  • unlaugh
  • laughathon
  • laughworthy
  • laughometer
  • prelaugh
  • laughster
  • lauch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klek- →