Where does “lyse” come from?

lyse (Danish) comes from Old Norse lýsa, from Proto-Germanic liuhsijaną, from Proto-Germanic leuhsaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewk-so-, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

lyse (Danish): to shine; to give out light; to register

Definitions

  1. to shine; to give out light; to register

Ancestry of “lyse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselýsa—
2Proto-Germanicliuhsijanąto light, to shine
3Proto-Germanicleuhsazlight, bright
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-so-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “lyse”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk-so- →