Where does “nüchtern” come from?
nüchtern (German) comes from Middle High German nüehtern, from Old High German nuohtarn, from Latin nocturnus, from Latin Nox, from Proto-Italic nokts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.
nüchtern (German): sober; with an empty stomach; matter-of-fact,...
Definitions
- sober; with an empty stomach; matter-of-fact,...
Ancestry of “nüchtern”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | nüehtern | — |
| 2 | Old High German | nuohtarn | — |
| 3 | Latin | nocturnus | Of or belonging to the night, nocturnal |
| 4 | Latin | Nox | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | nokts | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | nókʷts | night |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |