Where does “lȳman” come from?

lȳman (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic liuhmijan, from Proto-Germanic leuhmô, from Proto-Indo-European leuk- — light, bright; light; white; to shine; to shine,...

lȳman (Old English): to glow, shine

Definitions

  1. to glow, shine

Ancestry of “lȳman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicliuhmijanto shine
2Proto-Germanicleuhmôlight; lustre; brightness, radiance
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleuk-light, bright; light; white; to shine; to shine,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leuk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic leuhmô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic liuhmijan →