Where does “nights” come from?

nights (English) comes from Middle English nightes, from Old English nihtes, from Old English niht, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

nights (English): At night; Every night; plural of night

Definitions

  1. At night; Every night; plural of night

Ancestry of “nights”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishnightesplural of nighte
2Old Englishnihtesat night, by night, nights; continuously
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 →