licht

Middle Dutch

adj
Definitions
  • light, not heavy
  • lighthearted
  • light, easy

Etymology

Inherited from Old Dutch *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

Emoji
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