Where does “fore-niht” come from?

fore-niht (Middle English) comes from Old English foranniht, from Old English niht, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

Ancestry of “fore-niht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishforannihtthe early part of the night
2Old Englishnihtnight; day
3Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “fore-niht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Old English niht →