Where does “nótt” come from?

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

nótt (Old Norse): "later form of" nǫ́tt

Definitions

  1. "later form of" nǫ́tt

Ancestry of “nótt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicnahtsnight
2Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
3Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Germanic nahts →