Where does “Nuechtegailchen” come from?

Nuechtegailchen (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German nahtigala, from Proto-West Germanic nahtigalā, from Proto-West Germanic naht, from Proto-Germanic nahts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

Nuechtegailchen (Luxembourgish): nightingale

Definitions

  1. nightingale

Ancestry of “Nuechtegailchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germannahtigala—
2Proto-West Germanicnahtigalānightingale
3Proto-West Germanicnahtnight
4Proto-Germanicnahtsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
6Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Germanic nahts →
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