Where does “nightingale” come from?
nightingale (Middle English) comes from Middle English nyghtyngale, from Middle English nyghtgale, from Old English nihtegale, 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.
nightingale (Middle English): Alternative form of nyghtyngale
Definitions
- Alternative form of nyghtyngale
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Words derived from “nightingale”