Where does “uhta” come from?
uhta (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic unhtwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European n̥kʷ-tw-, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.
Ancestry of “uhta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | unhtwǭ | last part of the night |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥kʷ-tw- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | nókʷts | night |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |