Where does “niétchie” come from?

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

niétchie (Norman): night

Definitions

  1. night

Ancestry of “niétchie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Normannietnight
2Old Frenchnoitnight
3LatinNoxNight personification
4Proto-Italicnoktsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
6Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Italic nokts →