Where does “splitternøgen” come from?

splitternøgen (Danish) comes from Danish nøgen, from Old Norse nakinn, from Proto-Germanic nakwadaz, from Proto-Indo-European nogʷós — bare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude.

splitternøgen (Danish): stark naked

Definitions

  1. stark naked

Ancestry of “splitternøgen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishnøgennaked, nude
2Old Norsenakinnnaked
3Proto-Germanicnakwadaznaked
4Proto-Indo-Europeannogʷósbare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nogʷós →Every word from Proto-Germanic nakwadaz →Every word from Old Norse nakinn →
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