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Where does “naht” come from?

naht (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic naht, from Proto-Germanic nahts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

naht (Old Dutch): night

Definitions

  1. night

Ancestry of “naht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicnahtnight
2Proto-Germanicnahtsnight
3Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “naht”

  • nagapie
  • lentenachtevening
  • nachtevening
  • herfstnachtevening
  • nanacht
  • nachtvlinder
  • nacht
  • nachthemd
  • nachtpo
  • nachtpot
  • nachtelijk
  • nachtblind
  • nachtblindheid
  • poolnacht
  • nachtclub
  • nacht
  • nag
  • laasnag
  • nagapie
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