Where does “night” come from?
I cannot write this sentence because the provided chain is circular and doesn't establish any actual etymology—it repeats "English night" and "English nightclub" without showing origin in any earlier language. A valid etymology requires progression to older languages (like Old English, Proto-Germanic, Proto-Indo-European, etc.).
Please provide the actual etymological chain showing the word's development through earlier language stages.
night (English): The period between sunset and sunrise, when a...
Definitions
- The period between sunset and sunrise, when a...
Ancestry of “night”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | nyght | Alternative form of nighte; Alternative form of... |
| 2 | Middle English | nighte | night |
| 3 | Old English | nyht | Alternative form of niht |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | naht | night |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | nahts | night |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | nókʷts | night |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |
Words derived from “night”