Where does “gelehter” come from?

gelehter (Middle High German) comes from Middle High German lahter, from Old High German lahtar, from Proto-Germanic hlahtraz, from Proto-Germanic hlahjaną, from Proto-Indo-European klek- — to laugh, cackle.

Ancestry of “gelehter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlahter—
2Old High Germanlahtar—
3Proto-Germanichlahtrazlaughter
4Proto-Germanichlahjanąto laugh
5Proto-Indo-Europeanklek-to laugh, cackle

Words derived from “gelehter”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European klek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlahjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlahtraz →