Where does “licht” come from?
licht (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch līht, from Proto-West Germanic lį̄ht, from Proto-Germanic linhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.
licht (Middle Dutch): light, not heavy; lighthearted; light, easy
Definitions
- light, not heavy; lighthearted; light, easy
Ancestry of “licht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | līht | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | lį̄ht | light |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | linhtaz | light |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁lengʷʰ- | light |
Words derived from “licht”