ljós
Faroese
[ljɔus]
noun
Definitions
- light, clearness
- lamp
- candle
- watt
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse ljós (light) inherited from Proto-Germanic *leuhsą.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*leuhsą
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *lewk- Proto-Indo-European
- *leuhsą Proto-Germanic
- ljos Norwegian Nynorsk
- Ljósálfar Old Norse
- ljós Old Norse
- ljós Icelandic
- dagsljós Faroese
- dagur Faroese
- ljósfrøði Faroese
- ljósmynd Faroese
- ljósmóðir Faroese
- ljósstyrki Faroese
- mynd Faroese
- móðir Faroese
- styrki Faroese
- *ɸlenstus Proto-Celtic
- liūs Old Danish
- liuos Elfdalian