Etymograph

English

lightproof

From light + -proof.

A compound of light + -proof

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 Sealed so that no light can enter.

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

Etymograph / lightproof