Where does “Nachtwandler” come from?

Nachtwandler (German) comes from German nachtwandeln, 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.

Nachtwandler (German): sleepwalker

Definitions

  1. sleepwalker

Ancestry of “Nachtwandler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannachtwandelnto sleepwalk
2Germannachtnight
3Middle High Germannahtnight
4Old High Germannahtnight
5Proto-West Germanicnahtnight
6Proto-Germanicnahtsnight
7Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
8Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “Nachtwandler”

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