Where does “Uchte” come from?

Uchte (German) comes from Middle Low German uchte, from Old Saxon ūhta, from Proto-Germanic unhtwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European n̥kʷ-tw-, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

Uchte (German): midnight mass or early morning mass

Definitions

  1. midnight mass or early morning mass

Ancestry of “Uchte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanuchte—
2Old Saxonūhtamorning
3Proto-Germanicunhtwǭlast part of the night
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥kʷ-tw-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
6Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥kʷ-tw- →