Where does “nag” come from?

nag (Afrikaans) comes 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.

nag (Afrikaans): The period between sunset and sunrise, when the...

Definitions

  1. The period between sunset and sunrise, when the...

Ancestry of “nag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnachtnight
2Middle Dutchnachtnight
3Old Dutchnahtnight
4Proto-West Germanicnahtnight
5Proto-Germanicnahtsnight
6Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
7Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “nag”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Germanic nahts →
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