English

light-footed

Light-footed comes from Middle English liȝtfoted.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

Formed from light + foot + -ed

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

Proto-Indo-European *pṓds ‘foot’

Proto-Germanic *fōts ‘foot’

Proto-West Germanic *fōt

Old English fōt ‘foot’

Middle English fot ‘foot’

English foot

From Middle English liȝtfoted, liht fotyd, alteration of earlier lyghtfote, liȝtt-fot (‘light-footed’), equivalent to light + foot + -ed.

Every English word from Middle English liȝtfoted

adj Fast on one's feet, not plodding; nimble, agile.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.