Where does “nihtsċada” come from?
nihtsċada (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *nahtskadō — nightshade.
nihtsċada (Old English): nightshade (plant belonging to the genus Solanum)
Definitions
- nightshade (plant belonging to the genus Solanum)
Ancestry of “nihtsċada”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *nahtskadō | nightshade |