Where does “nachtegaal” come from?

nachtegaal (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch nachtegale, from Old Dutch nahtagala, from Proto-West Germanic nahtigalā, from Proto-West Germanic naht, from Proto-Germanic nahts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

nachtegaal (Dutch): nightingale, "Luscinia megarhynchos"; vocal...

Definitions

  1. nightingale, "Luscinia megarhynchos"; vocal...

Ancestry of “nachtegaal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchnachtegale—
2Old Dutchnahtagala—
3Proto-West Germanicnahtigalānightingale
4Proto-West Germanicnahtnight
5Proto-Germanicnahtsnight
6Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
7Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “nachtegaal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Germanic nahts →