liehtfat

Old Dutch

Etymology

A compound of lieht (“light”) +‎ fat (“vat, vessel”). Cognate to Middle English leohtfet, lihtfat (“lamp, sconce, candlestick”), Old English lēohtfæt (“lamp, lantern, torch, light”).

Noun

liehtfat n

lamp, lantern

Descendants

Dutch: lichtvat
Middle Dutch: lichtvat

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