Where does “otta” come from?

otta (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish otta, from Old Norse ótta, from Proto-Germanic unhtwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European n̥kʷ-tw-, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

otta (Swedish): dawn, early morning

Definitions

  1. dawn, early morning

Ancestry of “otta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishotta—
2Old Norseóttathe last part of the night just before daybreak
3Proto-Germanicunhtwǭlast part of the night
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥kʷ-tw-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
6Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥kʷ-tw- →