Where does “weaxcandel” come from?

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

weaxcandel (Old English): wax candle

Definitions

  1. wax candle

Ancestry of “weaxcandel”, step by step

weaxcandel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English candel

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

via Old English weax

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishweaxwax
2Proto-West Germanicwahs—
3Proto-Germanicwahsąwax
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwoḱ-so-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kand- →Every word from Proto-Italic kandēō →Every word from Latin candeō →
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