lihten etymology

Middle English word lihten comes from Proto-Indo-European *álbʰos, Proto-Germanic *luhatjaną (To sparkle, to flash brightly.), Proto-Germanic *linhtijaną

Detailed word origin of lihten

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*álbʰos Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*luhatjaną Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) To sparkle, to flash brightly.
*linhtijaną Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)
Ἀλβανοί Ancient Greek (grc)
𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic (got) To lighten, flash with lightning.
lihtan Old English (ang) To descend, light, alight.. To make light or easy, lighten, alleviate, relieve of burden.
*lewk- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*lewktom Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*leuhtą Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Light.
*liuhtijaną Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) To give light, shine.
lȳhtan Old English (ang)
lihtan Old English (ang) To light; to illuminate.
lighten Middle English (enm)

Words with the same origin as lihten

Descendants of *álbʰos
albe auborne aubourne
Descendants of *luhatjaną
Monday inlightnen lege legh lei leme lemen leoht leome ley liege light lighten liht lihtliche limnen liȝt liȝtliche lowe luminem lye lyghtly lynx lyȝ
Descendants of *linhtijaną
alight alighten