Where does “Nachtigaul” come from?

Nachtigaul (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German nachtegale, from Old Saxon nahtagala, from Proto-West Germanic nahtigalā, from Proto-West Germanic naht, from Proto-Germanic nahts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

Nachtigaul (Plautdietsch): nightingale

Definitions

  1. nightingale

Ancestry of “Nachtigaul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germannachtegale—
2Old Saxonnahtagalanightingale
3Proto-West Germanicnahtigalānightingale
4Proto-West Germanicnahtnight
5Proto-Germanicnahtsnight
6Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
7Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Germanic nahts →