Where does “liehtfat” come from?

liehtfat (Old Dutch) comes 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.

liehtfat (Old Dutch): lamp, lantern

Definitions

  1. lamp, lantern

Ancestry of “liehtfat”, step by step

liehtfat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch lieht

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

via Old Dutch fat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchfatvat, vessel
2Proto-West Germanicfatvessel, container
3Proto-Germanicfatąvessel, container
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpod-vessel, container

Words derived from “liehtfat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewktom →Every word from Proto-Germanic leuhtą →