Where does “nackt” come from?
nackt (German) comes from Middle High German nacket, from Old High German nackut, from Proto-Germanic nakwadaz, from Proto-Indo-European nogʷós — bare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude.
nackt (German): naked; bare
Ancestry of “nackt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | nacket | — |
| 2 | Old High German | nackut | naked |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | nakwadaz | naked |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | nogʷós | bare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude |
Words derived from “nackt”