Where does “læ” come from?

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

læ (Norwegian Nynorsk): mild; form removed with the spelling reform of...

Definitions

  1. mild; form removed with the spelling reform of...

Ancestry of “læ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehlæjato laugh
2Proto-Germanichlahjanąto laugh
3Proto-Indo-Europeanklek-to laugh, cackle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlahjaną →Every word from Old Norse hlæja →