Where does “נעכטיקן” come from?

נעכטיקן (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.

נעכטיקן (Yiddish): to stay the night, to stay over, to crash

Definitions

  1. to stay the night, to stay over, to crash

Ancestry of “נעכטיקן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishנאַכטnight
2Middle High Germannahtnight
3Old High Germannahtnight
4Proto-West Germanicnahtnight
5Proto-Germanicnahtsnight
6Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
7Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Germanic nahts →