Where does “nattesyn” come from?

nattesyn (Danish) comes from Danish nat, from Old Danish nat, from Old Norse nátt, from Proto-Germanic nahts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

nattesyn (Danish): night vision

Definitions

  1. night vision

Ancestry of “nattesyn”, step by step

nattesyn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish nat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishnatnight
2Old Danishnat—
3Old Norsenáttnight
4Proto-Germanicnahtsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
6Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

via Danish syn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsynvision, faculty of sight; a way of perceiving...
2Old Saxonsiunvision, sight
3Old Norsesýnsight, eyesight; appearance, look
4Proto-Germanicsiunizappearance, sight; face
5Proto-Germanicsehwanąto see
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Germanic nahts →