Where does “nachtblindheid” come from?

nachtblindheid (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.

nachtblindheid (Dutch): night blindness

Definitions

  1. night blindness

Ancestry of “nachtblindheid”, step by step

nachtblindheid 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 blindheid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchblindheidblindness, inability to see; unwillingness to...
2Middle Dutchblintheit—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Germanic nahts →