Where does “liicht” come from?

liicht (Luxembourgish) comes 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.

liicht (Luxembourgish): light, lightweight; easy; third-person singular...

Definitions

  1. light, lightweight; easy; third-person singular...

Ancestry of “liicht”, step by step

liicht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German lioht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanlioht—
2Proto-West Germanicleuhtlight, bright; light
3Proto-Germanicleuhtąlight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewktom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Middle High German līht

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

Words derived from “liicht”

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