Where does “ochtendmist” come from?

ochtendmist (Dutch) comes from Dutch ochtend, from Middle Dutch ochtent, from Middle Dutch ochte, from Old Dutch ūhto, from Proto-Germanic unhtwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European n̥kʷ-tw-, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

ochtendmist (Dutch): morning mist

Definitions

  1. morning mist

Ancestry of “ochtendmist”, step by step

ochtendmist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch ochtend

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchochtendmorning
2Middle Dutchochtent—
3Middle Dutchochte—
4Old Dutchūhto—
5Proto-Germanicunhtwǭlast part of the night
6Proto-Indo-Europeann̥kʷ-tw-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
8Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

via Dutch mist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmistfog, mist
2Middle Dutchmist—
3Old Dutchmist—
4Proto-Germanicmihstazcloud, mist, fog
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃migʰstos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃meygʰ-fog, mist, cloud; to drizzle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →