Where does “nihtbealu” come from?

nihtbealu (Old English) comes from Old English bealu, from Proto-Germanic *balu, from Proto-Germanic balwą, from Proto-Germanic balwaz — sick; bad, evil, wicked; torturous, painful,...

nihtbealu (Old English): nocturnal evil, evil of the night

Definitions

  1. nocturnal evil, evil of the night

Ancestry of “nihtbealu”, step by step

nihtbealu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English bealu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbealuharm, evil
2Proto-Germanic*balu—
3Proto-Germanicbalwąevil, misfortune
4Proto-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 Proto-Germanic *balu →
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