Where does “liht” come from?
liht (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic lį̄ht, from Proto-Germanic linhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.
Ancestry of “liht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | lį̄ht | light |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | linhtaz | light |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁lengʷʰ- | light |
Words derived from “liht”