Where does “hlœgja” come from?

hlœgja (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic *hlōgijaną, from Proto-Germanic hlahjaną, from Proto-Indo-European klek- — to laugh, cackle.

hlœgja (Old Norse): to make (someone) laugh

Definitions

  1. to make (someone) laugh

Ancestry of “hlœgja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*hlōgijanąto make 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 Proto-Germanic *hlōgijaną →