Origin of "ight"

Asked Jun 27 '19 at 14:40

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So many words end in "ight", such as "light", "might" and "sight".

I am curious about this -- is there an etymological reason why "ight" is used for many seemingly disparate words?

Thanks.

edited Jun 27 '19 at 14:57

choster

asked Jun 27 '19 at 14:40

Livi

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In Early Modern English. they were all pronounced with the "gh", a sound which has disappeared from our language, but is still heard in German Licht and Sicht (light and sight). – Peter Shor Jun 27 '19 at 14:46
See https://english.stackexchange.com/a/148033/9368 for your answer. – GEdgar Jun 27 '19 at 14:47

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