Where does “nat” come from?
nat (Danish) comes from Old Danish nat, from Old Norse nátt, from Proto-Germanic nahts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.
nat (Danish): night
Ancestry of “nat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Danish | nat | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | nátt | night |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | nahts | night |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | nókʷts | night |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |