Etymograph

English

lightshade

From light + shade.

A compound of light + shade

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

Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃- ‘darkness, shadow’

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Proto-Germanic *skaduz ‘a shadow’

Proto-West Germanic *skadu ‘shadow’

Old English sċeadu ‘shadow’

Middle English schade ‘a shadow’

English shade

Today it means

noun lampshade

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

Etymograph / lightshade