English
laughaholic
From laugh + -aholic.
Formed from laugh + -aholic
Proto-Indo-European *klek- ‘to laugh, cackle’
Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną ‘to laugh’
Proto-West Germanic *hlahhjan ‘to laugh’
Old English hliehhan ‘to laugh’
Middle English laughen
English laugh
Today it means
noun Someone who laughs very often; a cheerful person.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / laughaholic