Where does “līht” come from?

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

līht (Old High German): light not heavy

Definitions

  1. light not heavy

Ancestry of “līht”, step by step

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

Words derived from “līht”

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