Where does “nihtegale” come from?

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

nihtegale (Old English): nightingale

Definitions

  1. nightingale

Ancestry of “nihtegale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicnahtigalānightingale
2Proto-West Germanicnahtnight
3Proto-Germanicnahtsnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “nihtegale”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Germanic nahts →
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