Where does “Kerzenständer” come from?

Kerzenständer (German) comes from German kerze, from Middle High German kerze, from Old High German kerza.

Kerzenständer (German): candle holder, candle bearer

Definitions

  1. candle holder, candle bearer

Ancestry of “Kerzenständer”, step by step

Kerzenständer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German kerze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankerzecandle
2Middle High Germankerze—
3Old High Germankerza—

via German Ständer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStänderstand; boner, stiffy, rod
Every word from Old High German kerza →Every word from Middle High German kerze →Every word from German kerze →