Where does “to niȝt” come from?
to niȝt (Middle English) comes from Old English tō niht, from Old English tō, from Proto-West Germanic *tō, from Proto-Germanic tō, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
to niȝt (Middle English): Alternative form of tonyght
Definitions
- Alternative form of tonyght
Ancestry of “to niȝt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | tō niht | — |
| 2 | Old English | tō | at, on; furthermore, also, besides; to, into |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *tō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tō | to |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |
Words derived from “to niȝt”