Where does “nachtlawaai” come from?

nachtlawaai (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.

nachtlawaai (Dutch): disturbing the peace at night, night-time disturbance, making excessive noise at night

Definitions

  1. disturbing the peace at night, night-time disturbance, making excessive noise at night

Ancestry of “nachtlawaai”, step by step

nachtlawaai 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 lawaai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlawaairacket, noise
2Yiddishלוויה—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →
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