Where does “nachtwinkel” come from?

nachtwinkel (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.

nachtwinkel (Dutch): a convenience store licensed to operate after regular closing time

Definitions

  1. a convenience store licensed to operate after regular closing time

Ancestry of “nachtwinkel”, step by step

nachtwinkel 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 winkel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwinkelshop; corner, as in winkelhaak
2Middle Dutchwinkelcorner
3Old Dutchwinkel—
4Proto-West Germanic*winkilsomething bent, twisted
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwenǵ-neck, cheek
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →