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Where does “laugi” come from?

laugi (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic laugiz, from Proto-Indo-European leuk- — light, bright; light; white; to shine; to shine,...

laugi (Proto-West Germanic): flame

Definitions

  1. flame

Ancestry of “laugi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclaugizflame, blaze
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleuk-light, bright; light; white; to shine; to shine,...

Words derived from “laugi”

  • lait
  • layt
  • lait
  • leit
  • leyt
  • leite
  • lig
  • līeġetu
  • līġet
  • lēġet
  • lieg
  • laugiþu
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