Where does “lighthearted” come from?
Lighthearted combines Middle English lyght hertyd, from Old English lēoht meaning bright and heorte meaning heart, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European lewktom and ḱḗr respectively.
lighthearted (English): Joyful, glad, taking pleasure in being alive; not...
Definitions
- Joyful, glad, taking pleasure in being alive; not...
Ancestry of “lighthearted”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | lyght hertyd | — |
| 2 | Middle English | light | The radiation which allows for vision by... |
| 3 | Old English | lēoht | luminous, bright, light, clear, resplendent,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | leuht | light, bright; light |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | leuhtą | light |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewktom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |