Where does “nattehimmel” come from?

nattehimmel (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.

nattehimmel (Norwegian Nynorsk): night sky

Definitions

  1. night sky

Ancestry of “nattehimmel”, step by step

nattehimmel 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 himmel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskhimmelsky; heaven
2Old Norsehiminnthe heavens, sky; heaven, paradise
3Proto-Germanichiminazcloud cover; sky
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Germanic nahts →