Where does “nacht” come from?

nacht (Dutch) comes 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.

nacht (Dutch): night

Definitions

  1. night

Ancestry of “nacht”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nacht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →