Where does “nihtbealo” come from?

nihtbealo (Old English) comes from Old English bealo, from Proto-Germanic balwą, from Proto-Germanic balwaz — sick; bad, evil, wicked; torturous, painful,...

nihtbealo (Old English): nocturnal evil

Definitions

  1. nocturnal evil

Ancestry of “nihtbealo”, step by step

nihtbealo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English bealo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbealoharm, evil, malice; baleful, deadly, dangerous,...
2Proto-Germanicbalwąevil, misfortune
3Proto-Germanicbalwazsick; bad, evil, wicked; torturous, painful,...

via Old English niht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnihtnight; day
2Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
3Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Germanic balwaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic balwą →Every word from Old English bealo →