Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “leh₂p-”

300 words across 66 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European leh₂p- — including lamp, lantern, limpid, lamplight, lamppost, lampblack, headlamp, lampshade.

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English (57)

German (19)

Dutch (18)

Spanish (18)

Finnish (12)

Italian (11)

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Proto-Celtic (3)

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Korean (3)

Scottish Gaelic (3)

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