Etymology

lighting

light·ing
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Today it means: The equipment used to provide illumination; the illumination so provided. Full definition →

English light ← Middle English lighten ← Old English līehtan
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*lewk-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*lewktom
  3. Proto-Germanic*leuhtą
  4. Proto-Indo-European*lewk-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*lewk-to-s
  6. Proto-Germanic*leuhtaz
  7. Proto-Germanic*liuhtijaną
  8. Proto-West Germanic*liuhtijan
  9. Old Englishlīehtan
  10. Middle Englishlighten
  11. Englishlight
  12. English todaylighting

From light + -ing.

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