Etymograph

English

light into

Phrasal verb from light (“to get down, drop, come”, verb) + into (“against”, preposition).

Formed from light ‘to get down, drop, come’ + into ‘against’

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

Old English intō

Middle English in-to

English into

Today it means

verb To set upon or attack.

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

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