Where does “Nacht” come from?

Nacht (Low German) comes from Middle Low German nacht, from Old Saxon naht, from Proto-West Germanic naht, from Proto-Germanic nahts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

Nacht (Low German): night

Definitions

  1. night

Ancestry of “Nacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germannachtnight
2Old Saxonnahtnight
3Proto-West Germanicnahtnight
4Proto-Germanicnahtsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
6Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →