English
inlighted
Inlighted comes from Old English inlīhtan ‘to illuminate, enlighten’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *inliuhtijaną.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*inliuhtijaną‘to enlighten, illumine’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150inlīhtan‘to illuminate, enlighten’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150inlīhtedpast participle of inlīhtan
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500inlighted
- Englishearliest quotation 1894same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*inliuhtijaną‘to enlighten, illumine’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150inlīhtan‘to illuminate, enlighten’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150inlīhtedpast participle of inlīhtan
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500inlighted
- Englishearliest quotation 1894same form
Earliest quotation: 1894, Philip Gengembre Hubert: “And source of things, Shall, with inlighted rays, Pierce…”
Formed from inlight + -ed
Proto-Indo-European *leuk- ‘to shine’
Proto-Germanic *inliuhtijaną ‘to lighten, illuminate’
Old English inlīhtan ‘to enlighten, light up’
Middle English inlighten
English inlight
Linked words
through Old English inlīhtan ‘to illuminate, enlighten’
Today it means
adj Lit up or lighted; illuminated.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *inliuhtijaną / inlighted