Where does “ūhta” come from?

ūhta (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic unhtwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European n̥kʷ-tw-, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

ūhta (Old English): the last part of the night, before dawn

Definitions

  1. the last part of the night, before dawn

Ancestry of “ūhta”, step by step

ūhta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic unhtwǭ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicunhtwǭlast part of the night
2Proto-Indo-Europeann̥kʷ-tw-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

via Ingrian yhtää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianyhtääat all
2FinnishyhtäPartitive singular form of yksi; equally, as;...

Words derived from “ūhta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →