lait
English
noun
Definitions
- (obsolete) Lightning; flash of lightning; a flash.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English leyt derived from Old English līġet derived from *laugiþu (lightning) derived from Proto-Indo-European *leuk- (shine, light, white, bright, see).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*leuk-
Gloss
shine, light, white, bright, see
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
光, 明
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- laitand English
- λύγξ Ancient Greek
- *leuk- Proto-Indo-European
- *inliuhtijaną Proto-Germanic
- *laugiz Proto-Germanic
- *luhatjaną Proto-Germanic
- *luką Proto-Germanic
- leita Norwegian Nynorsk
- adlieg Old English
- deaþlieg Old English
- liegberende Old English
- liegbryne Old English
- liegbære Old English
- liegcwalu Old English
- liegdraca Old English
- liegegesa Old English
- liegfamblawende Old English
- liegfyr Old English
- liegfæmende Old English
- lieglocc Old English
- liegloccod Old English
- liegræsc Old English
- liegræscettung Old English
- liegspiwol Old English
- liegyþ Old English
- liegþracu Old English
- liget Old English
- ligetræsc Old English
- ligetsliht Old English
- lēġet Old English
- līeġ Old English
- līġet Old English
- laitande Middle English
- leyt Middle English
- leita Old Norse
- 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *laugiþu gmw-pro