Where does “nahtmarā” come from?

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

nahtmarā (Proto-West Germanic): nightmare

Definitions

  1. nightmare

Ancestry of “nahtmarā”, step by step

nahtmarā traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic naht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicnahtnight
2Proto-Germanicnahtsnight
3Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

via Proto-West Germanic marā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicmarāevil spirit, nightmare
2Proto-Germanicmarǭevil spirit; succubus; incubus; nightmare
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmor-to blacken, to dirty; dirt spot; to rub, pound,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “nahtmarā”

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