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Where does “klek-” come from?

klek- (Proto-Indo-European): to laugh, cackle

Definitions

  1. to laugh, cackle

Words derived from “klek-”

  • laugh
  • laughing
  • laughter
  • laughingly
  • laughable
  • loch
  • laughingstock
  • laughably
  • laugher
  • laugheth
  • laughest
  • horselaugh
  • lochside
  • laughy
  • laughless
  • laughableness
  • laughingthrush
  • laughterless
  • unlaughing
  • laughability
  • unlaughable
  • laughsome
  • laughterful
  • laughfest