Where does “alighten” come from?

alighten (Middle English) comes from Old English ālīhtan, from Old English līhtan, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

Ancestry of “alighten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishālīhtanto light up, enlighten; to lighten, relieve,...
2Old Englishlīhtanto light; to alight
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “alighten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Old English līhtan →