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Where does “nuyt” come from?

nuyt (Middle French) comes from Old French noit, from Latin Nox, from Proto-Italic nokts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

nuyt (Middle French): night

Definitions

  1. night

Ancestry of “nuyt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchnoitnight
2LatinNox—
3Proto-Italicnokts—
4Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “nuyt”

  • nuitée
  • nuit
  • lannwit
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