Where does “uohta” come from?

uohta (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic unhtwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European n̥kʷ-tw-, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

uohta (Old High German): morn

Definitions

  1. morn

Ancestry of “uohta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicunhtwǭlast part of the night
2Proto-Indo-Europeann̥kʷ-tw-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥kʷ-tw- →
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