lätt

Swedish

/lɛt/

adj
Definitions
  • light; of low weight
  • (of food) light, lean, low-fat; containing only small amounts of fat
  • (of alcoholic drinks) light; containing only small amounts of alcohol; containing less alcohol than customary; e.g. lättöl (lättöl), lättvin (lättvin)
  • easy; not difficult

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish lǣtter, lætter inherited from Old Norse léttr 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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