leicht

German (Berlin)

/laɪ̯çt/

adj
Definitions
  • light not heavy
  • easy not difficult
  • light, lite, diet of food which is low in calories
  • slight

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German līht inherited from *lį̄ht inherited from Proto-Germanic *linhtaz derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- (light, lightweight, move lightly).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₁lengʷʰ-

Gloss

light, lightweight, move lightly

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

光, 明

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