Where does “candle lyȝt” come from?

candle lyȝt (Middle English) comes from Old English candel lēoht — candlelight.

Ancestry of “candle lyȝt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcandel lēohtcandlelight
Every word from Old English candel lēoht
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