Where does “navectăr” come from?

navectăr (Romanian) comes from German Nachtwächter, from German Nacht, from Middle High German nacht, 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.

navectăr (Romanian): night watchman (a guard that protects cities at night)

Definitions

  1. night watchman (a guard that protects cities at night)

Ancestry of “navectăr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNachtwächternight watchman
2GermanNachtnight; darkness
3Middle High Germannacht—
4Old High Germannahtnight
5Proto-West Germanicnahtnight
6Proto-Germanicnahtsnight
7Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
8Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Germanic nahts →
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