Where does “nihtrest” come from?

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

nihtrest (Old English): bed

Definitions

  1. bed

Ancestry of “nihtrest”, step by step

nihtrest 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 rest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishrestrest; resting place; bed
2Proto-Germanicrastōinterval; rest
3Proto-Indo-Europeanros-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Old English niht →