Where does “נאַכטיק” come from?
נאַכטיק (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish נאַכט, 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.
נאַכטיק (Yiddish): nocturnal
Ancestry of “נאַכטיק”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | נאַכט | night |
| 2 | Middle High German | naht | night |
| 3 | Old High German | naht | night |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | naht | night |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | nahts | night |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | nókʷts | night |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |