Where does “nyght” come from?

nyght (Middle English) comes 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.

nyght (Middle English): Alternative form of nighte; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of nighte; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “nyght”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishnightenight
2Old EnglishnyhtAlternative form of niht
3Proto-West Germanicnahtnight
4Proto-Germanicnahtsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
6Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “nyght”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Germanic nahts →