Where does “night” come from?

night (Middle English) comes from Middle English nighte, from Old English nyht, from Proto-West Germanic naht, from Proto-Germanic nahts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

night (Middle English): Alternative form of nighte

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of nighte

Ancestry of “night”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishnightenight
2Old EnglishnyhtAlternative form of niht
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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