Where does “līhti” come from?

līhti (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic lį̄ht, from Proto-Germanic linhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

Ancestry of “līhti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germaniclį̄htlight
2Proto-Germaniclinhtazlight
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

Words derived from “līhti”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic linhtaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lį̄ht →