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
Ancestry of “nachtblindheid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | nacht | night |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | nacht | night |
| 3 | Old Dutch | naht | night |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | naht | night |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | nahts | night |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | nókʷts | night |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |