laugh
English
/laːf/, /lɑːf/, /læf/
noun
Definitions
- An expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter.
- Something that provokes mirth or scorn.
- (Britain) A fun person.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English laughen inherited from Old English hlæhhan 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
- belaugh English
- blend English
- horse English
- horselaugh English
- laughability English
- laughable English
- laughableness English
- laughably English
- laughaholic English
- laughathon English
- laughee English
- laugher English
- laughest English
- laugheth English
- laughfest English
- laughful English
- laughing English
- laughing stock English
- laughingly English
- laughingstock English
- laughingthrush English
- laughless English
- laughlessness English
- laughometer English
- laughsome English
- laughster English
- laughworthy English
- laughy English
- nonlaughing English
- outlaugh English
- prelaugh English
- snaughle English
- snort English
- underlaugh English
- unlaugh English
- unlaughable English
- unlaughing English
- Lacher German
- Lachkrampf German
- Lachmöwe German
- Lachnummer German
- anlachen German
- auslachen German
- hohnlachen German
- kaputtlachen German
- lachen German
- lachhaft German
- loslachen German
- scheckiglachen German
- schieflachen German
- schlapplachen German
- totlachen German
- verlachen German
- 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
- forle Norwegian Nynorsk
- hikstele Norwegian Nynorsk
- le Norwegian Nynorsk
- hliehhan Old English
- hlæhhan Old English
- belahhen Middle English
- laghe Middle English
- laghen Middle English
- laughen Middle English
- lawen Middle English
- lawghynge Middle English
- underlaughen Middle English
- withlaughen Middle English
- hlátr Old Norse
- hlæja Old Norse
- lé Old Norse
- latter Danish
- latterlig Danish
- le Danish
- hlæja Icelandic
- cloch Welsh
- clychau Welsh
- lachen Middle Dutch
- hlahhan Old High German
- lahhan Old High German
- lahhen Old High German
- lag Afrikaans
- lachen Middle High German
- laachen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *hlahhjan gmw-pro
- *lahhan Old Dutch
- *klokkos Proto-Celtic
- galachach Cimbrian
- lachan Cimbrian
- hlahhian Old Saxon
- löghe Old Swedish
- lauch Scots
- lap Tok Pisin
- lafu Sranan Tongo
- lachen Crimean Gothic
- horse
- snort
- blend
- laughy
- belaugh
- laughee
- unlaugh
- laugher
- laughest
- prelaugh
- laugheth
- outlaugh
- laughing
- snaughle
- laughful
- laughable
- laughster
- laughsome
- laughably
- laughless
- laughfest
- horselaugh
- unlaughing
- laughingly
- laughathon
- underlaugh
- unlaughable
- nonlaughing
- laughaholic
- laughworthy
- laughometer
- laughability
- laughableness
- laughlessness
- laughingstock
- laughingthrush
- laughing stock