Old Saxon edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *leuht, from Proto-Germanic *leuhtą, from Proto-Indo-European *lewktom, from *lewk- (shine, be white).

Cognate with Old Frisian liacht, Old English leoht (English light), Dutch licht, Old High German lioht (German Licht).

Noun edit

lioht n

  1. light (illumination)

Declension edit


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Descendants edit

  • Middle Low German: licht, lucht