Where does “nyȝtschade” come from?
nyȝtschade (Middle English) comes from Middle English nyght, 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.
nyȝtschade (Middle English): nightshade
Definitions
- nightshade
Ancestry of “nyȝtschade”, step by step
nyȝtschade traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English nyght
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | nyght | Alternative form of nighte; Alternative form of... |
| 2 | Middle English | nighte | night |
| 3 | Old English | nyht | Alternative form of niht |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | naht | night |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | nahts | night |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | nókʷts | night |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |
via Middle English schade
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | schade | A shadow or a similar effect; A shade or... |
| 2 | Old English | sċeadu | shadow, shade; darkness; protection |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | skadu | shadow |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skaduz | a shadow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |
via Old English nihtsċada
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | nihtsċada | nightshade (plant belonging to the genus Solanum) |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *nahtskadō | nightshade |