ljos
Norwegian Nynorsk
/juːs/
noun-n1
Definitions
- light
- a bright or skilled person
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse ljós (light) inherited from Proto-Germanic *leuhsą.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*leuhsą
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *lewk- Proto-Indo-European
- *leuhsą Proto-Germanic
- håra Norwegian Nynorsk
- hærd Norwegian Nynorsk
- kastar Norwegian Nynorsk
- ljoshåra Norwegian Nynorsk
- ljoshærd Norwegian Nynorsk
- ljoskastar Norwegian Nynorsk
- ljosår Norwegian Nynorsk
- år Norwegian Nynorsk
- Ljósálfar Old Norse
- ljós Old Norse
- ljós Icelandic
- ljós Faroese
- *ɸlenstus Proto-Celtic
- liūs Old Danish
- liuos Elfdalian