English

handlight

hand + light

A compound of hand + light

Proto-Germanic *handuz

Proto-West Germanic *handu

Old English hand

Middle English hond

English hand

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 Synonym of cloche (“glass covering for plants”).

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

Etymograph / handlight