Where does “meineut” come from?

meineut (Champenois) comes from Old French mie nuit, from Old French nuit, from Latin noctem, from Latin Nox, from Proto-Italic nokts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

meineut (Champenois): midnight

Definitions

  1. midnight

Ancestry of “meineut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmie nuitmidnight
2Old FrenchnuitAlternative form of noit; night
3Latinnoctemaccusative singular of nox
4LatinNoxNight personification
5Proto-Italicnoktsnight
6Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
7Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →