Where does “Hexenacht” come from?

Hexenacht (Hunsrik) comes from Hunsrik 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.

Hexenacht (Hunsrik): Halloween

Definitions

  1. Halloween

Ancestry of “Hexenacht”, step by step

Hexenacht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hunsrik Nacht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HunsrikNachtnight
2Middle High Germannahtnight
3Old High Germannahtnight
4Proto-West Germanicnahtnight
5Proto-Germanicnahtsnight
6Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
7Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

via Hunsrik Hex

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HunsrikHexwitch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Germanic nahts →