Where does “Grischtdaagnacht” come from?

Grischtdaagnacht (Pennsylvania German) comes from Pennsylvania German Nacht, from Middle High German naht, from Old High German naht, from Proto-West Germanic naht, from Proto-Germanic nahts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

Grischtdaagnacht (Pennsylvania German): Christmas night

Definitions

  1. Christmas night

Ancestry of “Grischtdaagnacht”, step by step

Grischtdaagnacht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pennsylvania German Nacht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania GermanNachtnight
2Middle High Germannahtnight
3Old High Germannahtnight
4Proto-West Germanicnahtnight
5Proto-Germanicnahtsnight
6Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
7Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

via Pennsylvania German Grischtdaag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania GermanGrischtdaagChristmas
2Pennsylvania Germandaagday
3Middle High GermantacAlternative form of tag
4Old High Germantagday
5Proto-West Germanicdagday
6Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Germanic nahts →