Where does “leuhtą” come from?

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

leuhtą (Proto-Germanic): light

Definitions

  1. light

Ancestry of “leuhtą”, step by step

leuhtą traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European lewktom

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

via Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx

Words derived from “leuhtą”

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