Where does “לײַכט־באַבעלע” come from?

לײַכט־באַבעלע (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.

לײַכט־באַבעלע (Yiddish): glowworm

Definitions

  1. glowworm

Ancestry of “לײַכט־באַבעלע”, step by step

לײַכט־באַבעלע 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 באַבעלע

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishבאַבעלעdragonfly
2Ukrainianбабкаsmall anvil, mandrel; name of a special, delicate...
3Proto-Slavicbabъkagrandmother; old lady
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewktom →Every word from Proto-Germanic leuhtą →
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