Where does “łajcht” come from?

łajcht (Vilamovian) comes from Middle High German līht, from Old High German līht, from Proto-West Germanic lį̄ht, from Proto-Germanic linhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

łajcht (Vilamovian): easy

Definitions

  1. easy

Ancestry of “łajcht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlīht—
2Old High Germanlīhtlight not heavy
3Proto-West Germaniclį̄htlight
4Proto-Germaniclinhtazlight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic linhtaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lį̄ht →