Where does “søkelys” come from?

søkelys (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål lys, from Danish lys, from Old Danish liūs, from Old Norse ljós, from Proto-Germanic leuhsą, from Proto-Indo-European lewk-so-m, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

søkelys (Norwegian Bokmål): a searchlight, spotlight

Definitions

  1. a searchlight, spotlight

Ancestry of “søkelys”, step by step

søkelys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål lys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållyslight; fair, blonde; fair
2Danishlyslight; bright; fair, blond
3Old Danishliūs—
4Old Norseljósa burning light; light of the sun
5Proto-Germanicleuhsąlight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-so-m—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Norwegian Bokmål søke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsøketo seek; to search, look or hunt; to apply
2Old Norsesǿkjato seek, look for, search
3Proto-Germanicsōkijanąto seek, look for
4Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂gyetito give a sign
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk-so-m →