Where does “náttmyrkur” come from?

náttmyrkur (Faroese) comes from Faroese nátt, from Old Norse nátt, from Proto-Germanic nahts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

náttmyrkur (Faroese): darkness of the night; night dark

Definitions

  1. darkness of the night; night dark

Ancestry of “náttmyrkur”, step by step

náttmyrkur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese nátt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesenáttnight
2Old Norsenáttnight
3Proto-Germanicnahtsnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

via Faroese myrkur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesemyrkurdarkness; dark
2Old Norsemyrkrdark, murky
3Proto-Germanicmerkuzdark
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmergʷ-dark, coloured; to flicker; to darken; to be dark
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Germanic nahts →