Where does “lått” come from?

lått (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse hlátr, from Proto-Germanic hlahtraz, from Proto-Germanic hlahjaną, from Proto-Indo-European klek- — to laugh, cackle.

lått (Norwegian Nynorsk): laugh, laughter; a music piece, a song; haymaking

Definitions

  1. laugh, laughter; a music piece, a song; haymaking

Ancestry of “lått”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehlátrlaughter
2Proto-Germanichlahtrazlaughter
3Proto-Germanichlahjanąto laugh
4Proto-Indo-Europeanklek-to laugh, cackle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlahjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlahtraz →