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
- laugh, laughter; a music piece, a song; haymaking
Ancestry of “lått”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | hlátr | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hlahtraz | laughter |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hlahjaną | to laugh |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | klek- | to laugh, cackle |