Where does “nuchter” come from?

nuchter (Dutch) comes from Latin nocturnus, from Latin Nox, from Proto-Italic nokts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

nuchter (Dutch): prosaic, matter of fact; sober, not drunk; having...

Definitions

  1. prosaic, matter of fact; sober, not drunk; having...

Ancestry of “nuchter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinnocturnusOf or belonging to the night, nocturnal
2LatinNoxNight personification
3Proto-Italicnoktsnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “nuchter”

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