Appendix:Proto-Germanic/hlahtraz

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      This entry contains Proto-Germanic reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

      Proto-Germanic

      Etymology

      From Proto-Indo-European *klek- (to shout), from Proto-Indo-European *kelā-, *klā- (to call, shout). Cognate with Latin calō (call, summon).

      Noun

      *hlahtraz m

      1. laughter

      Declension


      Related terms

      Descendants

      • Old English: hleahtor
        • Middle English: laghter, laȝter
          • Scots: lachter, lauchter
          • English: laughter
      • Old Saxon: *hlahtar
        • Middle Low German: lachter
      • Old High German: lahtar, hlahtar
        • Middle High German: lahter, gelehter
      • Old Norse: hlátr
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