Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “negʷ-”
400 words across 4 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — including not, night, note, notes, nights, naked, midnight, Negro.
See the etymology of negʷ- itself →
English (385)
- not
- night
- note
- notes
- nights
- naked
- midnight
- Negro
- noting
- negro
- nuts
- nut
- nightmare
- noteworthy
- notebook
- gym
- naught
- footnote
- nocturnal
- Nigel
- nightfall
- nigger
- coconut
- peanut
- nakedness
- gymnasium
- noir
- gymnastics
- nightingale
- keynote
- nightclub
- nutshell
- goodnight
- don't
- oughtn't
- sha'n't
- equinox
- doughnut
- nightstand
- notepad
- nightcap
- nightlife
- nightmarish
- nigga
- mayn't
- nutty
- donut
- daren't
- nerd
- denudation
- Nix
- nightdress
- equinoctial
- butternut
- necromancy
- gymnast
- nightshirt
- can't
- notepaper
- didn't
- groundnut
- cannot
- whatnot
- nowt
- nakedly
- banknote
- nerdy
- endnote
- nightie
- nocturne
- nutcracker
- nog
- headnote
- negritude
- notetaking
- eggnog
- couldn't
- nutcase
- Negrito
- nightclothes
- nocturia
- nutting
- wouldn't
- doesn't
- wasn't
- nightstick
- cabernet
- nighter
- weeknight
- denude
- nightlight
- nighty
- negroid
- niello
- bean't
- notability
- nighthawk
- nightspot
- aren't
- hadn't
- noter
- nightwatchman
- gymnosperm
- nightwear
- locknut
- haven't
- shouldn't
- nudism
- beant
- nuthouse
- Walpurgisnacht
- dursn't
- noight
- nake
- nocturnally
- nightside
- weren't
- Niggertown
- noirish
- nuttiness
- notecard
- birthnight
- nudibranch
- nighted
- Nyx
- undernote
- desnuda
- nightwork
- nutsedge
- nightmarishly
- pignut
- nocturn
- sidenote
- wouldn't've
- noteth
- nerdiness
- notetaker
- Negrophobia
- fieldnote
- sevennight
- durstn't
- nigritude
- seminaked
- nutso
- nyctalopia
- hasn't
- neger
- nightscape
- nigrescence
- amn't
- nightcapped
- noteless
- notself
- candlenut
- notehead
- noctiluca
- nutlet
- nutmeat
- nogging
- gymnasial
- bitternut
- nerdish
- cann't
- nutlike
- nightglow
- mustn't
- shouldn't've
- dassn't
- nightwalker
- nightrobe
- couldn't've
- nakshatra
- noteholder
- not've
- niggerhead
- nightless
- keynoter
- wingnut
- denudational
- notecase
- watchnight
- gymnosophist
- unnoteworthy
- Negrohood
- nightlamp
- nutwood
- nightcrawler
- nightman
- numbnuts
- notelet
- noteworthiness
- equinoxial
- unnoting
- willn't
- whyn't
- nigrosine
- nutgrass
- negrophobic
- nightscope
- nutball
- soapnut
- subnotebook
- niggerless
- postmidnight
- Nutbush
- noctograph
- negrophile
- nightward
- notest
- notist
- Negrillo
- nightlike
- nutgall
- needn't
- nocturnality
- negrophilia
- gymslip
- breadnut
- niggerism
- nikka
- daredn't
- denuder
- nutsy
- nightguard
- nigrescent
- nutballs
- nutcake
- nightgear
- nightline
- niellist
- nychthemeron
- shalln't
- heartnut
- cou'dn't
- negroism
- peanutty
- nutbag
- nutsack
- negrohead
- niggery
- niggerization
- progymnosperm
- gingernut
- noteworthily
- niggering
- niggerish
- coconutty
- Negrophobe
- nyctalopic
- nutbar
- nutless
- woodnote
- gallnut
- noctuary
- nerdly
- denudement
- nuttery
- antinegro
- naken
- bladdernut
- fearnaught
- Nertz
- nightmarelike
- niggerness
- niggerdom
- oilnut
- niggerology
- nighttide
- multinight
- negrophilism
- wou'dn't
- nightmarishness
- notness
- gymnosophy
- shou'dn't
- nightrider
- circumdenudation
- gymnic
- nighthawking
- nightshirted
- nightdream
- nerdishness
- endnoted
- midnightly
- nightwards
- nutpick
- fucknut
- nerdily
- donutlike
- noirishly
- multigym
- technote
- hypernychthemeral
- nerdism
- nerdhood
- wherenot
- nielle
- technonerd
- midnightish
- afternote
- nudation
- mightn't
- nerts
- gymnophobia
- bettern't
- gymlike
- niggerize
- negroization
- nerdlike
- gymnure
- noctivagous
- mightn't've
- nightbreak
- doughnutlike
- outnight
- nightdreaming
- niggerlover
- alnight
- thumbnut
- seednut
- nuttily
- nutzoid
- dincha
- niggerly
- niggerhood
- nutburger
- groid
- peppernut
- footnoter
- nightwandering
- hognut
- nigraniline
- notewise
- nutcrack
- nychthemeral
- worknight
- niggy
- niggerlips
- negrify
- nutsiness
- nightstool
- noctambulation
- nuthook
- nightclubber
- peanutlike
- nerdling
- Niggerville
- denudate
- notelessness
- nightsuit
- nightclubby
- intranight
- notelike
- nerdishly
- nightdressed
- nigeran
- nigerose
- nerdspeak
- nielloware
- outnigger
- internight
- nuthead
- nerdom
- cybernerd
- nonnocturnal
- oughtn't've
- nerdette
- nutarian
- nightery
- nightshining
- supernerd
- nigrous
- gymwear
- nightfaring
- gymnocarpous
- holinight
- negrolike
- nigrine
- equinoctially
- nerdo
- nocturnelike
- micronut
- nutmeal
- benote
- fistnote