Where does “lichtvat” come from?

lichtvat (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch liehtfat, from Old Dutch lieht, from Proto-West Germanic leuht, from Proto-Germanic leuhtą, from Proto-Indo-European lewktom, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

lichtvat (Middle Dutch): lamp, lantern

Definitions

  1. lamp, lantern

Ancestry of “lichtvat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchliehtfatlamp, lantern
2Old Dutchliehtlight; light, bright
3Proto-West Germanicleuhtlight, bright; light
4Proto-Germanicleuhtąlight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewktom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “lichtvat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →