Where does “benighted” come from?
Benighted comes from Middle English past participle formed with -ed, from Old English -od, from Proto-Germanic -ōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂tos and -tós suffixes used to form adjectives from verbs.
benighted (English): Overtaken by night; especially of a traveller,...
Definitions
- Overtaken by night; especially of a traveller,...