Where does “nǫ́tt” come from?

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

nǫ́tt (Old Norse): "u-mutated form of" nátt

Definitions

  1. "u-mutated form of" nátt

Ancestry of “nǫ́tt”, 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 →
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