ext_1182 ([identity profile] espresso-addict.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] wiseheart 2014-10-04 11:45 pm (UTC)

According to the dictionary handily placed within reach of my chair, light comes from OE 'leht' which looks very similar to the German, whereas 'lumière' presumably shares roots with all the English words sourced from the Latin, such as 'luminous'.
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