Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*h₁lengʷʰ-
5 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ-, most common first.
- lightElectromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light.
- lungA biological organ of vertebrates that controls breathing and oxygenates the blood.
- lighterA person who lights (“sets fire to or ignites”) a thing.
- alightTo make less heavy; to lighten; to alleviate, to relieve.
- obliterateTo destroy (someone or something) completely, leaving no trace; to annihilate, to wipe out.