Etymology

lightland

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Today it means: Synonym of Akhet (the region in the sky in which the sun tarries just before it rises or after it sets) Full definition →

German Lichtland ← Egyptian Ax-x*t:N18
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  1. Egyptian · derived fromAx-x*t:N18
  2. German · calque ofLichtland
  3. English todaylightland

Calque of German Lichtland, itself intended as a rough calque of Egyptian Ax-x*t:N18 (ꜣḫt), on the assumption that it relates to Ax-x:H_SPACE (ꜣḫ, “to be(come) splendid, radiant, glorious”). Apparently first used in English by Miriam Lichtheim (3 May 1914 – 27 March 2004).

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