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 (at Christmas and Easter)

Definitions

  1. midnight mass or early morning mass (at Christmas and Easter)

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- →