Where does “candel” come from?

candel (Middle English) comes from Old English candel, from Latin candēla, from Latin candeō, from Proto-Italic kandēō, from Proto-Indo-European kand- — to shine, glow.

candel (Middle English): candle

Definitions

  1. candle

Ancestry of “candel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcandelcandle
2LatincandēlaA light made of wax or tallow; tallow candle or taper
3Latincandeōto be brilliant, glittering or illuminated; to shine, glitter, glisten; gleam white
4Proto-Italickandēō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankand-to shine, glow

Words derived from “candel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kand- →