Where does “nachtvlinder” come from?
nachtvlinder (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.
nachtvlinder (Dutch): nocturnal moth
Definitions
- nocturnal moth
Ancestry of “nachtvlinder”, step by step
nachtvlinder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch nacht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via Dutch Vlinder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Vlinder | butterfly, or generally any insect belonging to the order Lepidoptera |
| 2 | Dutch | vlinder | butterfly, or generally any insect belonging to... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fî-faldrôn | flying, folding |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fifaldǭ | butterfly |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pāpel- | — |