Where does “Sterrennacht” come from?

Sterrennacht (Dutch) comes from Dutch nacht, from Middle Dutch nacht, from Old Dutch naht, from Proto-West Germanic naht, from Proto-Germanic nahts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

Sterrennacht (Dutch): A painting by Vincent van Gogh

Definitions

  1. A painting by Vincent van Gogh

Ancestry of “Sterrennacht”, step by step

Sterrennacht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch nacht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnachtnight
2Middle Dutchnachtnight
3Old Dutchnahtnight
4Proto-West Germanicnahtnight
5Proto-Germanicnahtsnight
6Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
7Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

via Dutch sterren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsterren
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →