Where does “nacht” come from?

nacht (Middle High German) comes from Old High German naht, from Proto-West Germanic naht, from Proto-Germanic nahts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

Ancestry of “nacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germannahtnight
2Proto-West Germanicnahtnight
3Proto-Germanicnahtsnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “nacht”

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