wit vs laugh

wit and laugh both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wit	Yes	No	No	No
laugh	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, laugh is a hyponym of wit; that is, laugh is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wit:

wit: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
laugh: a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

wit (noun)	laugh (noun)
mental ability	the sound of laughing
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter	a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
a witty amusing person who makes jokes	a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing

wit (verb)	laugh (verb)
	produce laughter