Words that come from Old English “niht”

223 words across 17 languages descend from Old English niht — including not, night, nor, nights, tonight, overnight, nightmare, nightly.

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English (150)

Old English (28)

Middle English (23)

Japanese (5)

Korean (3)

Italian (2)

Tok Pisin (2)

Cebuano (1)

Pijin (1)

Pitcairn-Norfolk (1)

Portuguese (1)

Spanish (1)

Scots (1)

Dutch (1)

Afrikaans (1)

Jamaican Creole (1)

Burmese (1)