Where does “lieht” come from?

lieht (Limburgish) comes from Middle Dutch licht, from Old Dutch līht, from Proto-West Germanic lį̄ht, from Proto-Germanic linhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

Ancestry of “lieht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchlichtlight, not heavy; lighthearted; light, easy
2Old Dutchlīht—
3Proto-West Germaniclį̄htlight
4Proto-Germaniclinhtazlight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

Words derived from “lieht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic linhtaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lį̄ht →