Where does “Nacht” come from?

Nacht (German) comes 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.

Nacht (German): night; darkness

Definitions

  1. night; darkness

Ancestry of “Nacht”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Nacht”

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