lythe
Middle English
noun
Definitions
- (alt form) light
Etymology
Inherited from Old English lēoht (light, daylight, world, luminary, power of vision, luminous, beautiful, resplendent, renowned, bright, clear) inherited from Proto-Germanic *leuhtą (light) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *lewktom.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*lewktom
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *lewk- Proto-Indo-European
- *lewktom Proto-Indo-European
- *leuhtą Proto-Germanic
- *liuhtijô Proto-Germanic
- leohtbrædnes Old English
- leohtbære Old English
- leohtfæt Old English
- leohtlic Old English
- leohtlice Old English
- leohtsawend Old English
- lēoht Old English
- light Middle English
- lith Middle English
- lithe Middle English
- litht Middle English
- logi Old Norse
- lioht Old High German
- 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌷𐌰𐌸 Gothic
- *leuht gmw-pro
- lieht Old Dutch
- lioht Old Saxon
- licht Scots
- liācht Old Frisian
- liūcht Old Frisian