Etymology of the English word candy
the English word
candyderived from the Old French word
sucrederived from the Old French word
candiderived from the Arabic word
qandiyyderived from the Arabic word
qandderived from the Arabic word
qandiderived from the Arabic word
qandDate
The earliest known usage of candy in English dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in English
candiedCognates
Dutch
kandij, French
sucre candi, German
Kandis, Norwegian
kandis, Swedish
kandisockerUsage
Word found in Modern English
