Where does “herfstnachtevening” come from?

herfstnachtevening (Dutch) comes from Dutch nachtevening, 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.

herfstnachtevening (Dutch): autumn equinox

Definitions

  1. autumn equinox

Ancestry of “herfstnachtevening”, step by step

herfstnachtevening traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch nachtevening

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnachteveningequinox
2Dutchnachtnight
3Middle Dutchnachtnight
4Old Dutchnahtnight
5Proto-West Germanicnahtnight
6Proto-Germanicnahtsnight
7Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
8Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

via Dutch herfst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchherfstautumn, fall
2Middle Dutchherfst—
3Old Dutchhervist—
4Proto-Germanicharbistazharvest; autumn, fall
5Proto-Germanicharbaz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankerp-to pluck, harvest
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Germanic nahts →
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