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Where does “naht” come from?

naht (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic nahts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

naht (Proto-West Germanic): night

Definitions

  1. night

Ancestry of “naht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicnahtsnight
2Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
3Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “naht”

  • night
  • note
  • notes
  • nights
  • noting
  • nuts
  • nut
  • nightmare
  • noteworthy
  • notebook
  • naught
  • footnote
  • nightfall
  • coconut
  • peanut
  • nightingale
  • keynote
  • nightclub
  • nutshell
  • goodnight
  • don't
  • oughtn't
  • sha'n't
  • doughnut
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