Where does “lostregar” come from?

lostregar (Galician) comes from Galician lóstrego, from Latin lūstrō, from Latin lūstrum, from Old Latin loustrom, from Proto-Indo-European lewkstrom, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

lostregar (Galician): to flash

Definitions

  1. to flash

Ancestry of “lostregar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianlóstregolightning; flash of lightning
2Latinlūstrōto purify by means of a propitiatory sacrifice
3Latinlūstrumbog, morass, place where boars and swine wallow
4Old Latinloustrom
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewkstrom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk-Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewkstromEvery word from Old Latin loustrom