Where does “Hallefnuecht” come from?

Hallefnuecht (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Nuecht, 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.

Hallefnuecht (Luxembourgish): midnight

Definitions

  1. midnight

Ancestry of “Hallefnuecht”, step by step

Hallefnuecht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Nuecht

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

via Luxembourgish hallef

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishhallefhalf
2Old High Germanhalf—
3Proto-Germanichalbazhalf
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Germanic nahts →