laachje

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian hlakia, hlakkia, from Proto-West Germanic *hlakōn, *hlakkōn, from Proto-Germanic *hlakkōną (to laugh).

Cognate with West Frisian laitsje (to laugh), Old English hlacerung (scoffing, mockery, scorn), Icelandic hlakka (to scream, screech).

Alteration of k/kk to ch likely due to influence from Middle Low German/German Low German lachen and/or German lachen (to laugh).

Verb

laachje

  1. (intransitive) to laugh
    Synonym: gaffelje

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • ferlaachje
  • smusterlaachje
  • smüüsterlaachje
  • uutlaachje
  • Laachjen

References

  • Marron C. Fort (2015), laachje”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN
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