Where does “noit” come from?

noit (Old French) comes from Latin Nox, from Proto-Italic nokts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

noit (Old French): night

Definitions

  1. night

Ancestry of “noit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinNoxNight personification
2Proto-Italicnoktsnight
3Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “noit

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷtsEvery word from Proto-Italic nokts