English

lightscot

From light + scot.

A compound of light + scot

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

Old English sċot ‘contribution’

Middle English scot ‘payment’

English scot

Today it means

noun A tax exacted to pay for candles or oil for lighting church lamps.

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Etymograph / lightscot