Where does “liacht” come from?

liacht (Irish) 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.

liacht (Irish): medicine

Definitions

  1. medicine

Ancestry of “liacht”, step by step

liacht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German lieht

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

via Irish lia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishliastone, pillar-stone; healer, physician; flood,...
2Middle Irishlía—
3Old Irishliëa stone
4Proto-Celticlīwanks—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁w-stone; loosen, release; to let

Words derived from “liacht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewktom →Every word from Proto-Germanic leuhtą →