Where does “lahter” come from?

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

Ancestry of “lahter”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lahter”

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