Where does “nihtgenga” come from?

nihtgenga (Old English) comes from Old English niht, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

nihtgenga (Old English): an evil being active at night; goblin, nightmare

Definitions

  1. an evil being active at night; goblin, nightmare

Ancestry of “nihtgenga”, step by step

nihtgenga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English niht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnihtnight; day
2Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
3Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

via Old English genġa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgenġawalker
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷtsEvery word from Old English niht