Where does “nightshining” come from?
nightshining (English) comes from English night, from Middle English nyght, from Middle English nighte, from Old English nyht, from Proto-West Germanic naht, from Proto-Germanic nahts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.
nightshining (English): Shining or glowing at night; noctilucent
Definitions
- Shining or glowing at night; noctilucent
Ancestry of “nightshining”, step by step
nightshining traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English night
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | night | The period between sunset and sunrise, when a... |
| 2 | Middle English | nyght | Alternative form of nighte; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Middle English | nighte | night |
| 4 | Old English | nyht | Alternative form of niht |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | naht | night |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | nahts | night |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | nókʷts | night |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |
via English shining
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shining | Emitting light; Reflecting light; Having a high... |
| 2 | English | shine | To emit light; To reflect light; To distinguish... |
| 3 | Middle English | shinen | Alternative form of schinen |
| 4 | Old English | sċīnan | to shine |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skīnan | to shine; to appear |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skīnaną | to shine; to appear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₁y- | to shine, shimmer |