Where does “leicht” come from?

leicht (German) comes 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.

leicht (German): light; easy; light, lite, diet

Definitions

  1. light; easy; light, lite, diet

Ancestry of “leicht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlīht—
2Old High Germanlīhtlight not heavy
3Proto-West Germaniclį̄htlight
4Proto-Germaniclinhtazlight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

Words derived from “leicht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →