Where does “לײַכט” come from?

לײַכט (Yiddish) 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.

לײַכט (Yiddish): light; easy; light, fluffy

Definitions

  1. light; easy; light, fluffy

Ancestry of “לײַכט”, 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 →
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