Where does “nihtmare” come from?

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

nihtmare (Old English): mare; nightmare

Definitions

  1. mare; nightmare

Ancestry of “nihtmare”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nihtmare”

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