The story
- Old English · inherited fromcandelsticca“candlestick”
- Middle English · inherited fromcandelstik
- English todaycandlestick
From Middle English candelstik, candelstikke, from Old English candelsticca (“candlestick”), equivalent to candle + stick. Cognate with Scots candilsteke, candilstik (“candlestick”). Compare Old Norse kertastika, kertistika (“candlestick”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.