Where does “nuit” come from?

nuit (French) comes from Middle French nuyt, from Old French noit, from Latin Nox, from Proto-Italic nokts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

nuit (French): night; third-person singular present indicative...

Definitions

  1. night; third-person singular present indicative...

Ancestry of “nuit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchnuytnight
2Old Frenchnoitnight
3LatinNoxNight personification
4Proto-Italicnoktsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
6Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “nuit”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Italic nokts →