Where does “leht” come from?

leht (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic lį̄ht, from Proto-Germanic linhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

leht (Old English): light

Definitions

  1. light

Ancestry of “leht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germaniclį̄htlight
2Proto-Germaniclinhtazlight
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic linhtaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lį̄ht →