Where does “lēġet” come from?

lēġet (Old English) comes from Old English līġet, from Proto-West Germanic laugiþu, from Proto-West Germanic laugi, from Proto-Germanic laugiz, from Proto-Indo-European leuk- — light, bright; light; white; to shine; to shine,...

Ancestry of “lēġet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlīġet
2Proto-West Germaniclaugiþulightning
3Proto-West Germaniclaugiflame
4Proto-Germaniclaugizflame, blaze
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleuk-light, bright; light; white; to shine; to shine,...

Words derived from “lēġet

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leuk-Every word from Proto-Germanic laugizEvery word from Proto-West Germanic laugi