Where does “lentenachtevening” come from?

lentenachtevening (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.

lentenachtevening (Dutch): spring equinox

Definitions

  1. spring equinox

Ancestry of “lentenachtevening”, step by step

lentenachtevening 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 lente

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlentespring: the season between winter and summer
2Middle Dutchlentin—
3Old Dutchlentin—
4Proto-West Germaniclangatīnspring
5Proto-West Germaniclanglong
6Proto-Germaniclangazlong
7Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Germanic nahts →