Etymology

ha

H4A1

Today it means: A representation of laughter. Full definition →

Middle English ha ← Old English habban ← Proto-West Germanic *habbjan
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ha · verb1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kap-
  2. Proto-Germanic*habjaną
  3. Proto-West Germanic*habbjan
  4. Old Englishhabban
  5. Middle Englishhavenclip.
  6. Middle Englishha
  7. English todayha

ha · interjection2

Attested early 14th century, of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Danish ha, Dutch ha, Finnish ha, Hungarian ha, Latin ha, Latvian ha, Swedish ha.

ha · interjection3

Onomatopoeic.

ha · noun4

  1. Egyptian · borrowed fromḥꜥ
  2. English todayha

Borrowed from Egyptian ḥꜥ.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishha all →

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