Where does “ליכטיק” come from?

ליכטיק (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ליכט, from Middle High German lieht, from Old High German 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.

ליכטיק (Yiddish): light, bright having light, not dark

Definitions

  1. light, bright having light, not dark

Ancestry of “ליכטיק”, step by step

ליכטיק traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish ליכט

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishליכטcandle; light
2Middle High Germanlieht—
3Old High Germanlioht—
4Proto-West Germanicleuhtlight, bright; light
5Proto-Germanicleuhtąlight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewktom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Yiddish ־יק

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־יק-y, -ic
2Middle High German-ec—
3Old High German-ig—
4Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
5Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewktom →Every word from Proto-Germanic leuhtą →