English
afterlight
From after- + light.
Proto-Indo-European *lewk- ‘to shine’
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Proto-Germanic *leuhtą
Proto-West Germanic *leuht ‘light’
Old English lēoht
Middle English light ‘light, illumination’
English light
Today it means
noun Light that follows something, especially the dim light in the sky after the sun has fully set.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / afterlight