Where does “לאַכן” come from?
לאַכן (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German lachen, from Old High German lahhen, from Proto-West Germanic hlahhjan, from Proto-Germanic hlahjaną, from Proto-Indo-European klek- — to laugh, cackle.
לאַכן (Yiddish): To laugh
Ancestry of “לאַכן”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | lachen | to laugh |
| 2 | Old High German | lahhen | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hlahhjan | to laugh |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hlahjaną | to laugh |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | klek- | to laugh, cackle |