Etymograph

English

laughsome

From laugh + -some.

A compound of laugh + -some

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

adj Marked by or arousing laughter; also, addicted to laughter; merry

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / laughsome