Where does “nåcht” come from?

nåcht (North Frisian) comes from Middle High German nacht, 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.

nåcht (North Frisian): night

Definitions

  1. night

Ancestry of “nåcht”, step by step

nåcht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German nacht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germannacht—
2Old High Germannahtnight
3Proto-West Germanicnahtnight
4Proto-Germanicnahtsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
6Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

via Old Frisian nacht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiannachtnight
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Germanic nahts →