English word light comes from Ancient Greek Ἀλβανοί, Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (To lighten, flash with lightning.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Ἀλβανοί | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 | Gothic (got) | To lighten, flash with lightning. |
| *lewk- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *lewktom | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *leuhtą | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Light. |
| *liuhtijaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To give light, shine. |
| lēohtan | Old English (ang) | |
| light | English (en) | (archaic) To alight; to land or come down.. To find by chance.. To stop upon (of eyes or a glance); to notice. |