English
speedlight
From speed + light.
Proto-Indo-European *speh₁- ‘to prosper’
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Proto-West Germanic *spōan ‘to succeed’
Proto-West Germanic *spōdi ‘prosperity’
Old English spēd ‘success’
Middle English sped ‘prosperity’
English speed
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
Today it means
noun A flashgun that is not fixed to a camera.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “speedlight”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / speedlight