Etymology

lightwell

light·well
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Today it means: An open shaft that transmits light from above into a staircase or an inner room. Full definition →

English well ← Middle English light ← Old English lēoht
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The story

  1. Proto-Germanic*leuhtą
  2. Proto-West Germanic*leuht
  3. Old Englishlēoht
  4. Middle Englishlight
  5. Englishlight
  6. Englishwell
  7. English todaylightwell

From light + well.

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