Where does “lighthouse” come from?
Lighthouse derives from English light and house, with light descending from Old English lēoht, which traces to Proto-Indo-European lewktom meaning bright or shining.
lighthouse (English): A tower or other structure exhibiting a light or...
Definitions
- A tower or other structure exhibiting a light or...
Ancestry of “lighthouse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Light | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “lighthouse”