Where does “Midnoacht” come from?

Midnoacht (Saterland Frisian) comes from Saterland Frisian Noacht, from Middle High German naht, 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.

Midnoacht (Saterland Frisian): midnight

Definitions

  1. midnight

Ancestry of “Midnoacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Saterland FrisianNoachtnight
2Middle High Germannahtnight
3Old High Germannahtnight
4Proto-West Germanicnahtnight
5Proto-Germanicnahtsnight
6Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
7Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Germanic nahts →