Where does “lysa” come from?

lysa (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish lysa, from Old Norse lýsa, from Proto-Germanic liuhsijaną, from Proto-Germanic leuhsaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewk-so-, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

lysa (Swedish): to shine, shed light, beam; to call out and make...

Definitions

  1. to shine, shed light, beam; to call out and make...

Ancestry of “lysa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishlysa
2Old Norselýsa
3Proto-Germanicliuhsijanąto light, to shine
4Proto-Germanicleuhsazlight, bright
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-so-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “lysa

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk-