Where does “Übernachtung” come from?

Übernachtung (German) comes from German übernachten, from German Nacht, from Middle High German nacht, from Old High German naht, from Proto-West Germanic naht, from Proto-Germanic nahts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

Übernachtung (German): overnight stay (at a hotel etc.)

Definitions

  1. overnight stay (at a hotel etc.)

Ancestry of “Übernachtung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanübernachtento stay overnight, to sleep over, spend the night
2GermanNachtnight; darkness
3Middle High Germannacht—
4Old High Germannahtnight
5Proto-West Germanicnahtnight
6Proto-Germanicnahtsnight
7Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
8Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Germanic nahts →