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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/leuhtaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *lewk-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈleu̯x.tɑz/

Adjective

*leuhtaz

  1. light, bright

Inflection


Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *leuht
    • Old English: lēoht, līht
      • Middle English: leoht, liht, light
    • Old Frisian: liācht
    • Old Saxon: lioht
      • Middle Low German: licht
        • Low German:
          • German Low German: licht
          • Westphalian:
            Münsterländer: lecht, lech (Westmünsterländisch)
            East Westphalian: lecht (Ravensberger)
        • Plautdietsch: leicht
    • Old Dutch: lieht
    • Old High German: lioht
  • Old Norse: Ljótr
    • Icelandic: Ljótur
    • Faroese: -ljótur
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