Where does “Nachtreiher” come from?

Nachtreiher (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.

Nachtreiher (German): night heron, specifically black-crowned night...

Definitions

  1. night heron, specifically black-crowned night...

Ancestry of “Nachtreiher”, step by step

Nachtreiher 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 Reiher

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanReiherheron
2Middle High Germanreiger—
3Old High GermanreigaroAlternative form of heigaro
4Proto-Germanichraigrôheron
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kreik-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Germanic nahts →