Where does “Licht” come from?

Licht (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German licht, from Old Saxon lioht, from Proto-West Germanic leuht, from Proto-Germanic leuhtą, from Proto-Indo-European lewktom, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

Licht (Plautdietsch): light, illumination

Definitions

  1. light, illumination

Ancestry of “Licht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanlichtlight; not heavy
2Old Saxonliohtlight
3Proto-West Germanicleuhtlight, bright; light
4Proto-Germanicleuhtąlight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewktom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “Licht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewktom →Every word from Proto-Germanic leuhtą →