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· Proto-Germanic
*wlitiz
2 English words descend from Proto-Germanic
*wlitiz
, most common first.
lit
To run or light (alight).
litmus
A dyestuff extracted from certain lichens, that changes color when exposed to pH levels greater than or less than certain critical levels.