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
Ancestry of “nihtmare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | nahtmarā | nightmare |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | naht | night |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | nahts | night |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | nókʷts | night |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |
Words derived from “nihtmare”