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- Proto-Indo-European*klek-
- Proto-Germanic*hlahjaną
- Proto-West Germanic*hlahhjan
- Old Englishhliehhan
- Old Englishhlæhhan
- Middle Englishlaughen, laghen
- Englishlaugh
- Proto-Indo-European*úd
- Proto-Germanic*ūt
- Proto-West Germanic*ūt
- Old Englishūt
- Proto-Germanic*ūt
- Proto-Germanic*ūtai
- Proto-West Germanic*ūtē
- Old Englishūte
- Middle Englishoute
- Englishout
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱel-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱlew-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱlutós
- Proto-Germanic*hlūdaz
- Proto-Germanic*hlūdê
- Proto-West Germanic*hlūdē
- Old Englishhlūde
- Middle Englishloude
- Englishloud
- English todaylaugh-out-loud
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.