Where does “laughynge” come from?

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

laughynge (Middle English): Laughing; the making of laughs

Definitions

  1. Laughing; the making of laughs

Ancestry of “laughynge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishlaughenTo laugh; to break out in laughter or laughing;...
2Old Englishhlæhhan—
3Proto-West Germanichlahhjanto laugh
4Proto-Germanichlahjanąto laugh
5Proto-Indo-Europeanklek-to laugh, cackle

Words derived from “laughynge”

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