Where does “Leichtathlet” come from?

Leichtathlet (German) comes from German leicht, from Middle High German līht, from Old High German līht, from Proto-West Germanic lį̄ht, from Proto-Germanic linhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

Leichtathlet (German): track-and-field athlete

Definitions

  1. track-and-field athlete

Ancestry of “Leichtathlet”, step by step

Leichtathlet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German leicht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanleichtlight; easy; light, lite, diet
2Middle High Germanlīht—
3Old High Germanlīhtlight not heavy
4Proto-West Germaniclį̄htlight
5Proto-Germaniclinhtazlight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

via German Athlet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAthletathlete

Words derived from “Leichtathlet”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →