Where does “Daachliicht” come from?

Daachliicht (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Daach, from Middle High German dach, from Old High German dag, from Old High German tag, from Proto-West Germanic dag, from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

Daachliicht (Luxembourgish): skylight

Definitions

  1. skylight

Ancestry of “Daachliicht”, step by step

Daachliicht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Daach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishDaachroof
2Middle High Germandach—
3Old High Germandag—
4Old High Germantagday
5Proto-West Germanicdagday
6Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

via Luxembourgish liicht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishliichtlight, lightweight; easy; third-person singular...
2Old High Germanlioht—
3Proto-West Germanicleuhtlight, bright; light
4Proto-Germanicleuhtąlight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewktom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dagaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dag →
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