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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Germanic nahts →