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licht.

light, of little weight

5 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adj/lɪxt/
  1. light, of little weight

  2. easy, mild

    metonymically
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch licht, from Old Dutch *līht, from Proto-West Germanic *lį̄ht, from Proto-Germanic *linhtaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ-.

noun/lɪxt/
  1. light, illumination

    neuter
  2. light source

    neuter
  3. inspiration (in z'n licht opsteken); a bright mind

    metonymically · neuter
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch licht, from Old Dutch lieht, from Proto-West Germanic *leuht, from Proto-Germanic *leuhtą, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“light; bright; to shine”).

adj/lɪxt/
  1. light, bright

Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch licht, from Old Dutch lieht, from Proto-West Germanic *leuht, from Proto-Germanic *leuhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“light; bright; to shine”).

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