Where does “neaht” come from?

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

neaht (Old English): Alternative form of niht

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of niht

Ancestry of “neaht”, step by step

neaht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic naht

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

via Old English niht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnihtnight; day
2Old Englishefnnihtequinox

Words derived from “neaht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →