English
light-fingered
From light (“not heavy”, adjective) + fingered (“having fingers”, adjective).
Formed from light ‘not heavy’ + fingered ‘having fingers’
Proto-Indo-European *lewk- ‘to shine’
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Proto-Germanic *leuhtą
Proto-West Germanic *leuht ‘light’
Old English lēoht
Middle English light ‘light, illumination’
English light
Today it means
adj Having quick, light and nimble fingers.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / light-fingered