Where does “migniet” come from?
migniet (Norman) comes from Old French mie nuit, from Old French nuit, from Latin noctem, from Latin Nox, from Proto-Italic nokts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.
migniet (Norman): midnight
Ancestry of “migniet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | mie nuit | midnight |
| 2 | Old French | nuit | Alternative form of noit; night |
| 3 | Latin | noctem | accusative singular of nox |
| 4 | Latin | Nox | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | nokts | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | nókʷts | night |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |