Where does “Nachtgeschirr” come from?

Nachtgeschirr (German) comes from German nacht, from Middle High German naht, 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.

Nachtgeschirr (German): chamber pot

Definitions

  1. chamber pot

Ancestry of “Nachtgeschirr”, step by step

Nachtgeschirr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German nacht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannachtnight
2Middle High Germannahtnight
3Old High Germannahtnight
4Proto-West Germanicnahtnight
5Proto-Germanicnahtsnight
6Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
7Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

via German Geschirr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGeschirrdishware; yoke
2Middle High Germangeschirreharness, gear
3Old High Germangiskirri—
4Old High Germanskeranto shear; to shave
5Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “Nachtgeschirr”

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