Where does “deepnight” come from?
deepnight (English) comes from English deep, from Middle English dep, from English department, from French département, from Middle French département, from Old French département, from Old French departir, from Latin departiō — afterwards, post; by, at.
deepnight (English): The middle of the night; dead of night
Definitions
- The middle of the night; dead of night
Ancestry of “deepnight”, step by step
deepnight traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English deep
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deep | "Extending far away from a point of reference,... |
| 2 | Middle English | dep | Alternative form of depe |
| 3 | English | department | A part, portion, or subdivision; A distinct... |
| 4 | French | département | department; département |
| 5 | Middle French | département | — |
| 6 | Old French | département | — |
| 7 | Old French | departir | to leave; to depart; departure |
| 8 | Latin | departiō | to divide |
| 9 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 10 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 11 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 12 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via English night
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | night | The period between sunset and sunrise, when a... |
| 2 | Middle English | nyght | Alternative form of nighte; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Middle English | nighte | night |
| 4 | Old English | nyht | Alternative form of niht |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | naht | night |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | nahts | night |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | nókʷts | night |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |