Where does “light-winged” come from?

light-winged (English) comes from English winged, from Middle English winged, from Middle English wingen, from Middle English wenge, from Middle English winge, from Old Norse vængr, from Proto-Germanic wēngijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

light-winged (English): Having light or fleet wings; swift

Definitions

  1. Having light or fleet wings; swift

Ancestry of “light-winged”, step by step

light-winged traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English winged

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwingedHaving wings; Flying or soaring as if on wings;...
2Middle Englishwinged
3Middle Englishwingen
4Middle EnglishwengeAlternative form of winge
5Middle EnglishwingeA wing; A flank or section of an army; A method...
6Old Norsevængrwing
7Proto-Germanicwēngijaz
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

via English Light

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLightA place name
2Middle EnglishlightThe radiation which allows for vision by...
3Old Englishlēohtluminous, bright, light, clear, resplendent,...
4Proto-West Germanicleuhtlight, bright; light
5Proto-Germanicleuhtąlight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewktom
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁-Every word from Proto-Germanic wēngijazEvery word from Old Norse vængr