Where does “vinternatt” come from?

vinternatt (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.

vinternatt (Norwegian Nynorsk): winter night

Definitions

  1. winter night

Ancestry of “vinternatt”, step by step

vinternatt 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 vinter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskvinterwinter
2Old Norsevintrwinter
3Proto-Germanicwintruzwinter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Germanic nahts →