Where does “nacht” come from?

nacht (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic naht, from Proto-Germanic nahts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

nacht (Old Frisian): night

Definitions

  1. night

Ancestry of “nacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicnahtnight
2Proto-Germanicnahtsnight
3Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “nacht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Germanic nahts →
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