An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/erlaucht

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, E (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
erlaucht
Friedrich Kluge2506824An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, E — erlaucht1891John Francis Davis

erlaucht, adj., ‘illustrious, noble,’ from MidHG. erliuht (with a MidG. vowel erlûht), ‘illuminated, famous’; a partic. of erliuhten. See leuchten and Durchlaut.