Etymograph

English

lampstand

From lamp + stand.

A compound of lamp + stand

Proto-Indo-European *leh₂p- ‘to shine’

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Latin lampas ‘torch, lamp, light’

Late Latin lampada

Old French lampe ‘lamp, light’

Middle English laumpe ‘a lamp or light’

English lamp

Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand’

Proto-Germanic *standaną ‘to stand’

Proto-West Germanic *standan ‘to stand’

Old English standan ‘to stand’

Middle English stonden ‘to stand’

English stand

Today it means

noun A menorah or other holder or stand for a lamp.

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

Etymograph / lampstand