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Where does “hlehhan” come from?

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

hlehhan (Old English): Alternative form of hliehhan

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of hliehhan

Ancestry of “hlehhan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hlehhan”

  • laugh
  • laughing
  • laughingly
  • laughable
  • laughingstock
  • laughably
  • laugher
  • laugheth
  • laughest
  • horselaugh
  • laughy
  • laughless
  • laughableness
  • laughingthrush
  • unlaughing
  • laughability
  • unlaughable
  • laughsome
  • laughfest
  • laughful
  • outlaugh
  • laughaholic
  • unlaugh
  • laughathon
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klek- →