Where does “lâfter” come from?

lâfter (Old High German) comes from Middle Dutch lachter, from Old Dutch lahtar, from Proto-Germanic lahtraz.

Ancestry of “lâfter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchlachtershame, dishonour; slander, vilification
2Old Dutchlahtar—
3Proto-Germaniclahtraz—

Words derived from “lâfter”

Every word from Proto-Germanic lahtraz →Every word from Old Dutch lahtar →Every word from Middle Dutch lachter →