Where does “Walpurgisnacht” come from?

Walpurgisnacht (English) comes from German Walpurgisnacht, from German nacht, from Middle High German naht, from Old High German naht, from Proto-West Germanic naht, from Proto-Germanic nahts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

Walpurgisnacht (English): Walpurgis night, a feast of witchcraft in German...

Definitions

  1. Walpurgis night, a feast of witchcraft in German...

Ancestry of “Walpurgisnacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWalpurgisnachtWalpurgis night
2Germannachtnight
3Middle High Germannahtnight
4Old High Germannahtnight
5Proto-West Germanicnahtnight
6Proto-Germanicnahtsnight
7Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
8Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Germanic nahts →