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Where does “kyndill” come from?

kyndill (Icelandic) comes from Latin candēla, from Latin candeō, from Proto-Italic kandēō, from Proto-Indo-European kand- — to shine, glow.

kyndill (Icelandic): torch

Definitions

  1. torch

Ancestry of “kyndill”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincandēla—
2Latincandeō—
3Proto-Italickandēō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankand-to shine, glow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kand- →