Where does “hleahtorsmiþ” come from?

hleahtorsmiþ (Old English) comes from Old English hleahtor, from Proto-West Germanic *hlahtr, from Proto-Germanic hlahtraz, from Proto-Germanic hlahjaną, from Proto-Indo-European klek- — to laugh, cackle.

hleahtorsmiþ (Old English): one who causes laughter, mirth, or joy

Definitions

  1. one who causes laughter, mirth, or joy

Ancestry of “hleahtorsmiþ”, step by step

hleahtorsmiþ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English hleahtor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhleahtorlaughter; a laugh
2Proto-West Germanic*hlahtrlaughter
3Proto-Germanichlahtrazlaughter
4Proto-Germanichlahjanąto laugh
5Proto-Indo-Europeanklek-to laugh, cackle

via Old English smiþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsmiþsmith
2Proto-West Germanic*smiþcraftsman, smith
3Proto-Germanicsmiþazcraftsman, smith
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmēy-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlahjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlahtraz →