Where does “nyit” come from?

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

nyit (Norman): night

Definitions

  1. night

Ancestry of “nyit”, step by step

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