Where does “nattefrost” come from?

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

nattefrost (Norwegian Nynorsk): night frost

Definitions

  1. night frost

Ancestry of “nattefrost”, step by step

nattefrost traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk natt

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk frost

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfrostfrost
2Old Norsefrostfrost
3Proto-Germanicfrustą—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Germanic nahts →