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Where does “Lichting” come from?

Lichting (German) comes from Dutch lichten, from Middle Dutch lichten, from Middle English lihten, from Proto-West Germanic *lį̄htijan, from Proto-Germanic linhtijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

Lichting (German): lightning

Definitions

  1. lightning

Ancestry of “Lichting”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlichtento raise, to lift up; to empty out
2Middle Dutchlichten—
3Middle Englishlihten—
4Proto-West Germanic*lį̄htijan—
5Proto-Germaniclinhtijanąto make light; to make easy
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “Lichting”

  • lichtingsch
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