Where does “nighte” come from?
nighte (Middle English) comes 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.
nighte (Middle English): night
Ancestry of “nighte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | nyht | Alternative form of niht |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | naht | night |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | nahts | night |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | nókʷts | night |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |
Words derived from “nighte”