Where does “łaocha” come from?

łaocha (Vilamovian) comes from Old High German lahhen, from Proto-West Germanic hlahhjan, from Proto-Germanic hlahjaną, from Proto-Indo-European klek- — to laugh, cackle.

łaocha (Vilamovian): to laugh; plural of łaoch

Definitions

  1. to laugh; plural of łaoch

Ancestry of “łaocha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanlahhen—
2Proto-West Germanichlahhjanto laugh
3Proto-Germanichlahjanąto laugh
4Proto-Indo-Europeanklek-to laugh, cackle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlahjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hlahhjan →