Where does “Nachtruhe” come from?
Nachtruhe (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.
Nachtruhe (German): sleep
Definitions
- sleep
Ancestry of “Nachtruhe”, step by step
Nachtruhe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German nacht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | nacht | night |
| 2 | Middle High German | naht | night |
| 3 | Old High German | naht | night |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | naht | night |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | nahts | night |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | nókʷts | night |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |
via German rūhe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | rūhe | calm, relative quietness absence of loud sounds |
| 2 | Middle High German | ruo | — |
| 3 | Old High German | ruowa | peace, quiet, rest |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | rōu | calm, quiet; rest, repose |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *rōō | calm, quiet |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reh₁- | to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare |