Where does “ótta” come from?

ótta (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse ótta, from Proto-Germanic unhtwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European n̥kʷ-tw-, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

ótta (Icelandic): the last part of the night before morning,...

Definitions

  1. the last part of the night before morning,...

Ancestry of “ótta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseóttathe last part of the night just before daybreak
2Proto-Germanicunhtwǭlast part of the night
3Proto-Indo-Europeann̥kʷ-tw-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
5Proto-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- →