Nacht

German (Berlin)

/naxt/

noun
Definitions
  • night
  • darkness

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German nacht inherited from Old High German naht inherited from *naht (night) inherited from Proto-Germanic *nahts (night) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts (night).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*nókʷts

Gloss

night

Concept
Semantic Field

Time

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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