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Where does “লিখটেনষ্টাইন” come from?

লিখটেনষ্টাইন (Assamese) comes from English 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.

Ancestry of “লিখটেনষ্টাইন”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLiechtenstein—
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
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