Where does “nihtlīċ” come from?

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

nihtlīċ (Old English): nightly, of the night, nocturnal

Definitions

  1. nightly, of the night, nocturnal

Ancestry of “nihtlīċ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nihtlīċ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Old English niht →