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English word delight comes from Proto-Germanic *maganą (To be able, may.), Proto-Germanic *linhtijaną, Proto-Germanic *blīkaną (To gleam; shine.), Proto-Indo-European *lewk-, Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ-
*maganą (Proto-Germanic)
To be able, may.
*linhtijaną (Proto-Germanic)
*blīkaną (Proto-Germanic)
To gleam; shine.
*lewk- (Proto-Indo-European)
*h₁lengʷʰ- (Proto-Indo-European)
miht (Old English)
Power, ability. Strength, power.
lihtan (Old English)
To descend, light, alight.. To make light or easy, lighten, alleviate, relieve of burden.
*blinkaną (Proto-Germanic)
To blink, wink. To shine, glitter, twinkle.
*lewktom (Proto-Indo-European)
*leuhtaz (Proto-Germanic)
Light, bright.
*h₁lengʷʰ-tos (Proto-Indo-European)
miht (Middle English)
maught (Middle English)
blinkan (Old Saxon)
*leuhtą (Proto-Germanic)
Light.
*linhtaz (Proto-Germanic)
Light (not heavy).
blinken (Middle Low German)
*liuhtijaną (Proto-Germanic)
To give light, shine.
leoht (Old English)
Light (illumination).
leoht (Old English)
Light (of little weight).
blinken (German)
To blink (flash on and off). To indicate (signal that one intends to turn left or right).
lēohtan (Old English)
lihtan (Old English)
To light; to illuminate.
lēoht (Old English)
lihten (Middle English)
liȝt (Middle English)
liht (Middle English)
might (English)
(auxiliary) Used to indicate conditional or possible actions.. (auxiliary) Used to indicate permission in past tense.. (auxiliary) Used to indicate possibility in past tense. (obsolete, chiefly, before 1900) Mighty; powerful; possible. (uncountable) Physical strength.. (uncountable) The ability to do something.. (uncountable, countable) Power, strength, force or influence held by a person or [...]
delight (English)
Joy; pleasure.. Something that gives great joy or pleasure. (intransitive) To have or take great pleasure.. To give delight to; to affect with great pleasure; to please highly.