Where does “nocht” come from?

nocht (Irish) comes from Old Irish nocht, from Proto-Celtic noxtos, from Proto-Indo-European nogʷós — bare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude.

nocht (Irish): bare, naked; exposed; naked person

Definitions

  1. bare, naked; exposed; naked person

Ancestry of “nocht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishnochtnaked, bare, uncovered
2Proto-Celticnoxtosnaked
3Proto-Indo-Europeannogʷósbare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude

Words derived from “nocht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European nogʷós →Every word from Proto-Celtic noxtos →Every word from Old Irish nocht →