Where does “kandelaartoorts” come from?

kandelaartoorts (Dutch) comes from Dutch kandelaar, from Middle Dutch candelare, from Old French chandelier, from Latin candelarius, from Latin candēla, from Latin candeō, from Proto-Italic kandēō, from Proto-Indo-European kand- — to shine, glow.

kandelaartoorts (Dutch): Hungarian mullein or showy mullein (Verbascum speciosum)

Definitions

  1. Hungarian mullein or showy mullein (Verbascum speciosum)

Ancestry of “kandelaartoorts”, step by step

kandelaartoorts traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch kandelaar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkandelaarcandelabrum; sconce
2Middle Dutchcandelare—
3Old Frenchchandelier—
4Latincandelariusa candle-maker; a candlestick
5LatincandēlaA light made of wax or tallow; tallow candle or taper
6Latincandeōto be brilliant, glittering or illuminated; to shine, glitter, glisten; gleam white
7Proto-Italickandēō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankand-to shine, glow

via Dutch toorts

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtoortstorch; mullein, "Verbascum"
2Old Frenchtorchebundle; torch
3Vulgar Latintorca—
4Latintorquischaplet
5Latintorqueōto spin, whirl, twirl, turn, cause to revolve
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kand- →Every word from Proto-Italic kandēō →Every word from Latin candeō →