Gelächter
German (Berlin)
/ɡəˈlɛçtɐ/
noun
Definitions
- laughter, laughing
- object of ridicule
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German gelehter, lahter derived from Old High German lahtar derived from Proto-Germanic *hlahtraz (laughter).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*hlahtraz
Gloss
laughter
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
笑
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- horselaughter English
- lack-laughter English
- laughter English
- laughterful English
- laughterless English
- laughtersome English
- prelaughter English
- underlaughter English
- *klek- Proto-Indo-European
- *hlahtraz Proto-Germanic
- hleahtor Old English
- laughter Middle English
- hlátr Old Norse
- latter Danish
- latterlig Danish
- lahtar Old High German
- gelehter Middle High German
- lahter Middle High German