Where does “nattvakt” come from?
nattvakt (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.
nattvakt (Norwegian Bokmål): night watch; a night watchman
Definitions
- night watch; a night watchman
Ancestry of “nattvakt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | natt | night |
| 2 | Old Norse | nátt | night |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | nahts | night |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | nókʷts | night |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |