Where does “nattlig” come from?

nattlig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse náttligr, from Old Norse nátt, from Proto-Germanic nahts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

nattlig (Norwegian Bokmål): nightly, nocturnal

Definitions

  1. nightly, nocturnal

Ancestry of “nattlig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenáttligr—
2Old Norsenáttnight
3Proto-Germanicnahtsnight
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-Germanic nahts →