Where does “nakin” come from?

nakin (Faroese) comes from Old Norse nakinn, from Proto-Germanic nakwadaz, from Proto-Indo-European nogʷós — bare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude.

nakin (Faroese): naked

Definitions

  1. naked

Ancestry of “nakin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenakinnnaked
2Proto-Germanicnakwadaznaked
3Proto-Indo-Europeannogʷósbare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nogʷós →Every word from Proto-Germanic nakwadaz →Every word from Old Norse nakinn →