Where does “naakt” come from?

naakt (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch naket, from Old Dutch nakot, from Proto-Germanic nakwadaz, from Proto-Indo-European nogʷós — bare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude.

naakt (Dutch): nude, not wearing any clothing; can also apply to...

Definitions

  1. nude, not wearing any clothing; can also apply to...

Ancestry of “naakt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchnaket—
2Old Dutchnakot—
3Proto-Germanicnakwadaznaked
4Proto-Indo-Europeannogʷósbare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude

Words derived from “naakt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European nogʷós →Every word from Proto-Germanic nakwadaz →Every word from Old Dutch nakot →