Where does “nøgen” come from?
nøgen (Danish) comes from Old Norse nakinn, from Proto-Germanic nakwadaz, from Proto-Indo-European nogʷós — bare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude.
nøgen (Danish): naked, nude
Ancestry of “nøgen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | nakinn | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | nakwadaz | naked |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | nogʷós | bare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude |
Words derived from “nøgen”