Where does “nyȝtly” come from?

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

nyȝtly (Middle English): at night; nightly

Definitions

  1. at night; nightly

Ancestry of “nyȝtly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnihtlīċnightly, of the night, nocturnal
2Old Englishnihtnight; day
3Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Old English niht →