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
- The evening, between twilight and bedtime
Ancestry of “forenight”, step by step