Where does “nøtt” come from?

nøtt (Scanian) comes from Old Norse nátt, from Proto-Germanic nahts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

nøtt (Scanian): night

Definitions

  1. night

Ancestry of “nøtt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenáttnight
2Proto-Germanicnahtsnight
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 Proto-Germanic nahts →