Etymograph

English

lightmonger

From light + monger.

A compound of light + monger

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

Latin mangō ‘dealer, trader’

Proto-West Germanic *mangārī ‘dealer, merchant, monger’

Old English mangere ‘dealer, merchant, trader’

Middle English mongere ‘dealer, merchant, trader’

English monger

Today it means

noun One who installs lighting.

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

Etymograph / lightmonger