Where does “hlæhhan” come from?

hlæhhan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic hlahhjan, from Proto-Germanic hlahjaną, from Proto-Indo-European klek- — to laugh, cackle.

Ancestry of “hlæhhan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichlahhjanto laugh
2Proto-Germanichlahjanąto laugh
3Proto-Indo-Europeanklek-to laugh, cackle

Words derived from “hlæhhan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European klek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlahjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hlahhjan →