Etymology

evenlight

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Today it means: The light of evening; twilight. Full definition →

Middle English evenlight ← Old English ǣfenlēoht
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  1. Old English · inherited fromǣfenlēoht“evening light”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromevenlight
  3. English todayevenlight

From Middle English evenlight, evenelyȝth, from Old English ǣfenlēoht (“evening light”), equivalent to even + light. Cognate with Dutch avondlicht (“evening light”), German Abendlicht (“evening light”).

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