Where does “נאַכטסאָווע” come from?

נאַכטסאָווע (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.

Ancestry of “נאַכטסאָווע”, step by step

נאַכטסאָווע traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish נאַכט

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishנאַכטnight
2Middle High Germannahtnight
3Old High Germannahtnight
4Proto-West Germanicnahtnight
5Proto-Germanicnahtsnight
6Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
7Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

via Yiddish סאָווע

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishסאָוועowl
2PolishSowaowl
3Old Polishsowa—
4Proto-Slavicsovaowl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Germanic nahts →