English
light-heeled
From light (“lacking weight”, adjective) + heeled (“having heels”, adjective).
Formed from light ‘lacking weight’ + heeled ‘having heels’
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 Nimble or lively in walking or running; swift of foot.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / light-heeled