Where does “ālīhtan” come from?

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

ālīhtan (Old English): to light up, enlighten; to lighten, relieve,...

Definitions

  1. to light up, enlighten; to lighten, relieve,...

Ancestry of “ālīhtan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlīhtanto light; to alight
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “ālīhtan

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