Where does “nattog” come from?

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

nattog (Norwegian Bokmål): a night train usually a long-distance passenger train which runs through the night

Definitions

  1. a night train usually a long-distance passenger train which runs through the night

Ancestry of “nattog”, step by step

nattog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål natt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålnattnight
2Old Norsenáttnight
3Proto-Germanicnahtsnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

via Norwegian Bokmål tog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltoga train; a procession or parade
2Germanzugprocession
3Middle High Germanzuc—
4Proto-Germanictugiza drawing, tug, pull
5Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Germanic nahts →