The story
- Old English · inherited fromcandel lēoht“candlelight”
- Middle English · inherited fromcandel lyght
- English todaycandlelight
From Middle English candel lyght, candyllyght, candyll-lyȝht, candel liȝt, candle lyȝt, candeliȝt, candel-liht, from Old English candel lēoht (“candlelight”), equivalent to candle + light.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.