Etymology

laugh-out-loud

Today it means: very funny; causing the listener to laugh aloud Full definition →

English loud ← Middle English loude ← Old English hlūde
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*klek-
  2. Proto-Germanic*hlahjaną
  3. Proto-West Germanic*hlahhjan
  4. Old Englishhliehhan
  5. Old Englishhlæhhan
  6. Middle Englishlaughen, laghen
  7. Englishlaugh
  8. Proto-Indo-European*úd
  9. Proto-Germanic*ūt
  10. Proto-West Germanic*ūt
  11. Old Englishūt
  12. Proto-Germanic*ūt
  13. Proto-Germanic*ūtai
  14. Proto-West Germanic*ūtē
  15. Old Englishūte
  16. Middle Englishoute
  17. Englishout
  18. Proto-Indo-European*ḱel-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*ḱlew-
  20. Proto-Indo-European*ḱlutós
  21. Proto-Germanic*hlūdaz
  22. Proto-Germanic*hlūdê
  23. Proto-West Germanic*hlūdē
  24. Old Englishhlūde
  25. Middle Englishloude
  26. Englishloud
  27. English todaylaugh-out-loud

From laugh + out + loud.

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