English

evelight

eve + light

A compound of eve + light

Proto-West Germanic *āban

Old English ǣfen ‘evening’

English eve

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 The subdued light of the evening sky.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / evelight