Where does “neir” come from?

neir (Romansch) comes from Latin niger, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

neir (Romansch): black; to come

Definitions

  1. black; to come

Ancestry of “neir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnigerwan, shining black; bad; evil; ill-omened
2Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
3Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Latin niger →