laugh

*klók-ye (Proto-Indo-European)

*klak- (Proto-Indo-European)

*hlahjaną (Proto-Germanic)

To laugh.

hlæhan (Old English)

hlehhan (Old English)

To laugh.

laȝhen (Middle English)

laugh (English)

(UK) A fun person.. An expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter.. Something that provokes mirth or scorn. (intransitive) To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and eyes, and usually accompanied by the emission of explosive or [...]