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Where does “multidaylight” come from?

multidaylight (English) comes from English daylight, from English Light, from Middle English light, from Old English lēoht, from Proto-West Germanic leuht, from Proto-Germanic leuhtą, from Proto-Indo-European lewktom, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

multidaylight (English): Having multiple daylights, or spaces between the...

Definitions

  1. Having multiple daylights, or spaces between the...

Ancestry of “multidaylight”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdaylightThe light from the Sun, as opposed to that from...
2EnglishLight—
3Middle EnglishlightThe radiation which allows for vision by...
4Old Englishlēohtluminous, bright, light, clear, resplendent,...
5Proto-West Germanicleuhtlight, bright; light
6Proto-Germanicleuhtąlight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewktom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
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