Where does “*hlahtr” come from?

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

*hlahtr (Proto-West Germanic): laughter

Definitions

  1. laughter

Ancestry of “*hlahtr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “*hlahtr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European klek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlahjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlahtraz →