Where does “liācht” come from?

liācht (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic leuhtą, from Proto-Indo-European lewktom, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

liācht (Old Frisian): light, bright

Definitions

  1. light, bright

Ancestry of “liācht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicleuhtąlight
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlewktom
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “liācht

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk-Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewktomEvery word from Proto-Germanic leuhtą