English
lighter
From light (“to ignite”) + -er.
Formed from light ‘to ignite’ + -er
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
Another origin of lighter
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500lightere
- Englishtodaylighter
Today it means
noun A person who lights things.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / lighter