Etymology

relight

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Today it means: To light or kindle anew. Full definition →

English light ← Middle English lighten ← Old English līehtan
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*lewk-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*lewktom
  8. Proto-Germanic*leuhtą
  9. Proto-Indo-European*lewk-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*lewk-to-s
  11. Proto-Germanic*leuhtaz
  12. Proto-Germanic*liuhtijaną
  13. Proto-West Germanic*liuhtijan
  14. Old Englishlīehtan
  15. Middle Englishlighten
  16. Englishlight
  17. English todayrelight

From re- + light.

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