Where does “naked” come from?
naked (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic nakwadaz, from Proto-Indo-European nogʷós — bare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude.
Ancestry of “naked”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | nakwadaz | naked |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | nogʷós | bare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude |
Words derived from “naked”