Where does “nightes” come from?

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

nightes (Middle English): plural of nighte

Definitions

  1. plural of nighte

Ancestry of “nightes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnihtesat night, by night, nights; continuously
2Old Englishnihtnight; day
3Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “nightes”

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