Where does “vinternatt” come from?

vinternatt (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.

vinternatt (Norwegian Bokmål): winter night

Definitions

  1. winter night

Ancestry of “vinternatt”, step by step

vinternatt 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 vinter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvinterwinter
2Danishvinterwinter
3Old Danishwintærwinter
4Old Norsevintrwinter
5Proto-Germanicwintruzwinter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Germanic nahts →