Old English

Adjective

lēoht

1. light (of little weight)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *leuhtą, from Proto-Indo-European *lewktom, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- ‎(“shine, be white”). Cognate with Old Frisian liacht, Old Saxon lioht (Low Saxon Licht), Dutch licht, Old High German lioht (German Licht).

Noun

lēoht n

1. light (illumination)

Declension

Descendants

• English: light
• Scots: licht