lachen
Middle Dutch
verb
Definitions
- to laugh
- to smile
- to be happy
Etymology
Inherited from Old Dutch *lahhan inherited from *hlahhjan inherited from Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną (laugh).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*hlahjaną
Gloss
laugh
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
😂 😅 😆 🤣 😹
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aanlachen Dutch, Flemish
- aflachen Dutch, Flemish
- belachen Dutch, Flemish
- gelach Dutch, Flemish
- goedlachs Dutch, Flemish
- lachen Dutch, Flemish
- lacherig Dutch, Flemish
- lachgas Dutch, Flemish
- lachvalk Dutch, Flemish
- schaterlachen Dutch, Flemish
- toelachen Dutch, Flemish
- uitlachen Dutch, Flemish
- *hlahjaną Proto-Germanic
- hliehhan Old English
- hlæhhan Old English
- hlæja Old Norse
- hlahhan Old High German
- lahhan Old High German
- lahhen Old High German
- lag Afrikaans
- 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *hlahhjan gmw-pro
- *lahhan Old Dutch
- hlahhian Old Saxon
- löghe Old Swedish
- lachen Crimean Gothic