Where does “nihtgerim” come from?

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

nihtgerim (Old English): a number or count of days

Definitions

  1. a number or count of days

Ancestry of “nihtgerim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnihtnight; day
2Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
3Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Old English niht →
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