Where does “lyste” come from?

lyste (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk lysa, from Old Norse lýsa, from Proto-Germanic liuhsijaną, from Proto-Germanic leuhsaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewk-so-, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

lyste (Norwegian Nynorsk): past of lysa

Definitions

  1. past of lysa

Ancestry of “lyste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsklysato shine; to announce, pronounce; definite plural...
2Old Norselýsa—
3Proto-Germanicliuhsijanąto light, to shine
4Proto-Germanicleuhsazlight, bright
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-so-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk-so- →