Where does “übernachten” come from?

übernachten (German) comes 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.

übernachten (German): to stay overnight, to sleep over, spend the night

Definitions

  1. to stay overnight, to sleep over, spend the night

Ancestry of “übernachten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNachtnight; darkness
2Middle High Germannacht—
3Old High Germannahtnight
4Proto-West Germanicnahtnight
5Proto-Germanicnahtsnight
6Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
7Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “übernachten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Germanic nahts →