Where does “forenight” come from?

forenight (English) comes from Middle English fore-niht, from Old English foranniht, from Old English niht, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

forenight (English): The evening, between twilight and bedtime

Definitions

  1. The evening, between twilight and bedtime

Ancestry of “forenight”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishfore-niht—
2Old Englishforannihtthe early part of the night
3Old Englishnihtnight; day
4Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Old English niht →
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