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...
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- Alternative form of nighte; Alternative form of...
Ancestry of “nyght”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | nighte | night |
| 2 | Old English | nyht | Alternative form of niht |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | naht | night |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nahts | night |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | nókʷts | night |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |
Words derived from “nyght”