Where does “lannwit” come from?
lannwit (Haitian Creole) comes from French nuit, from Middle French nuyt, from Old French noit, from Latin Nox, from Proto-Italic nokts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.
lannwit (Haitian Creole): night
Ancestry of “lannwit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | nuit | night; third-person singular present indicative... |
| 2 | Middle French | nuyt | night |
| 3 | Old French | noit | night |
| 4 | Latin | Nox | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | nokts | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | nókʷts | night |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |