Where does “nachtwandeln” come from?
nachtwandeln (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.
nachtwandeln (German): to sleepwalk
Definitions
- to sleepwalk
Ancestry of “nachtwandeln”, step by step
nachtwandeln 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 wandeln
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wandeln | to wander, to stroll; to walk; to transform,... |
| 2 | Old High German | wantalōn | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | wandalōn | to waver, change, fluctuate; to wander |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wandōn | to turn aside, veer |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wandōną | to turn aside; veer; change |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |