Where does “Liechtensteins” come from?

Liechtensteins (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans Liechtenstein, from German Liechtenstein, from German Licht, from Middle High German lieht, from Old High German lioht, from Proto-West Germanic leuht, from Proto-Germanic leuhtą, from Proto-Indo-European lewktom — bright; to shine; to see.

Liechtensteins (Afrikaans): of Liechtenstein

Definitions

  1. of Liechtenstein

Ancestry of “Liechtensteins”, step by step

Liechtensteins traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Afrikaans Liechtenstein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AfrikaansLiechtenstein—
2GermanLiechtenstein—
3GermanLichtlight; eye of game, especially ground game
4Middle High Germanlieht—
5Old High Germanlioht—
6Proto-West Germanicleuhtlight, bright; light
7Proto-Germanicleuhtąlight
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewktom—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Afrikaans s

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaanss—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewktom →Every word from Proto-Germanic leuhtą →