Where does “laasnag” come from?

laasnag (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans nag, from Dutch nacht, from Middle Dutch nacht, from Old Dutch naht, from Proto-West Germanic naht, from Proto-Germanic nahts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

laasnag (Afrikaans): last night; yesterday evening; last night

Definitions

  1. last night; yesterday evening; last night

Ancestry of “laasnag”, step by step

laasnag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Afrikaans nag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AfrikaansnagThe period between sunset and sunrise, when the...
2Dutchnachtnight
3Middle Dutchnachtnight
4Old Dutchnahtnight
5Proto-West Germanicnahtnight
6Proto-Germanicnahtsnight
7Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
8Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

via Afrikaans laas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaanslaaslast; last time; ago; in the past
2Dutchlaatste
3Middle Dutchlaetst—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Germanic nahts →