Where does “נשמה־ליכט” come from?

נשמה־ליכט (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.

נשמה־ליכט (Yiddish): soul candle a candle lit to honor the deceased, and/or on the eve of Yom Kippur

Definitions

  1. soul candle a candle lit to honor the deceased, and/or on the eve of Yom Kippur

Ancestry of “נשמה־ליכט”, step by step

נשמה־ליכט 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 נשמה

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishנשמהsoul
2Hebrewנְשָׁמָהspirit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewktom →Every word from Proto-Germanic leuhtą →