Where does “nacht” come from?

nacht (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian nacht, from Proto-West Germanic naht, from Proto-Germanic nahts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

nacht (West Frisian): night; good night

Definitions

  1. night; good night

Ancestry of “nacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiannachtnight
2Proto-West Germanicnahtnight
3Proto-Germanicnahtsnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Germanic nahts →