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Where does “Licht” come from?

Licht (German) comes from Middle High German lieht, from Old High German lioht, from Proto-West Germanic leuht, from Proto-Germanic leuhtą, from Proto-Indo-European lewktom, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

Licht (German): light; eye of game, especially ground game

Definitions

  1. light; eye of game, especially ground game

Ancestry of “Licht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlieht—
2Old High Germanlioht—
3Proto-West Germanicleuhtlight, bright; light
4Proto-Germanicleuhtąlight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewktom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “Licht”

  • Lichtenstein
  • Liechtenstein
  • Liechtensteinian
  • Tageslicht
  • Rampenlicht
  • lichtdurchlässig
  • Lichtmangel
  • Teelicht
  • Lichtbild
  • Lichtmessgerät
  • Irrlicht
  • Lichtmikroskop
  • Infrarotlicht
  • Lichtwellenleiter
  • Signallicht
  • Lichtbogenofen
  • Lichtbogen
  • Lichtbrechung
  • Lichttechnik
  • lichtfunkelnd
  • Lichteinwirkung
  • Lichtgeschwindigkeit
  • Himmelslicht
  • Polarlicht
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