Where does “uhtsong” come from?

uhtsong (English) comes from Old English ūhtsang, from Old English ūhta, from Proto-Germanic unhtwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European n̥kʷ-tw-, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

uhtsong (English): Matins

Definitions

  1. Matins

Ancestry of “uhtsong”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishūhtsangmatins
2Old Englishūhtathe last part of the night, before dawn
3Proto-Germanicunhtwǭlast part of the night
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥kʷ-tw-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
6Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
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