Where does “leeigh” come from?

leeigh (Yola) comes from Middle English laughen, from Old English hlæhhan, from Proto-West Germanic hlahhjan, from Proto-Germanic hlahjaną, from Proto-Indo-European klek- — to laugh, cackle.

leeigh (Yola): to laugh

Definitions

  1. to laugh

Ancestry of “leeigh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishlaughenTo laugh; to break out in laughter or laughing;...
2Old Englishhlæhhan—
3Proto-West Germanichlahhjanto laugh
4Proto-Germanichlahjanąto laugh
5Proto-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 →