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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

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