Where does “nahtselitha” come from?

nahtselitha (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon selitha, from Proto-West Germanic *saliþu, from Proto-Germanic saliþwō, from Proto-Germanic -þwō, from Proto-Indo-European -tweh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂.

nahtselitha (Old Saxon): nightquarter

Definitions

  1. nightquarter

Ancestry of “nahtselitha”, step by step

nahtselitha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon selitha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonselitha—
2Proto-West Germanic*saliþu—
3Proto-Germanicsaliþwōdwelling
4Proto-Germanic-þwōForms abstract nouns
5Proto-Indo-European-tweh₂Forms nouns from verbs
6Proto-Indo-European-eh₂—

via Old Saxon naht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonnahtnight
2Proto-West Germanicnahtnight
3Proto-Germanicnahtsnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂ →