Where does “naked” come from?
Naked comes from Old English nacod, from Proto-Germanic nakwadaz, from Proto-Indo-European nogʷós, ultimately from the root negʷ- meaning to be bare or stripped.
naked (English): Bare, not covered by clothing; Lacking some...
Definitions
- Bare, not covered by clothing; Lacking some...
Ancestry of “naked”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | naked | Uncovered; exposed, visible; Having none of... |
| 2 | Old English | nacod | naked; past participle of nacian |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *nak(k)wad | naked |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nakwadaz | naked |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | nogʷós | bare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude |