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

  1. light, not heavy; lighthearted; light, easy

Ancestry of “licht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchlīht—
2Proto-West Germaniclį̄htlight
3Proto-Germaniclinhtazlight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

Words derived from “licht”

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