Where does “nátt” come from?

nátt (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic nahts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

nátt (Old Norse): night

Definitions

  1. night

Ancestry of “nátt”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nátt”

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