Where does “līhtan” come from?

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

līhtan (Old English): to light; to alight

Definitions

  1. to light; to alight

Ancestry of “līhtan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “līhtan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →