Where does “ner” come from?

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

ner (Romansch): black

Definitions

  1. black

Ancestry of “ner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnigrummasculine accusative singular of niger; neuter...
2Latinnigerwan, shining black; bad; evil; ill-omened
3Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Latin niger →
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