Where does “easterniht” come from?
easterniht (Old English) comes from Old English niht, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.
easterniht (Old English): Easter-night
Ancestry of “easterniht”, step by step
easterniht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English niht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | niht | night; day |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | nókʷts | night |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |
via Old English Ēastre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | Ēastre | a goddess of spring and fertility; the name of a... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | Austrǭ | springtime, Easter; a goddess of spring and... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ews- | dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up |