night watch

English

noun

Definitions

A watch kept on some premises, or on a town, by guards during the night.
One or more of the guards on such a watch.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English nightwacche inherited from Old English nihtwæċċe affix from English night (noun sense, the conventional time for a person to be in bed, verb sense) + English watch (sentinel, sentry, guard).

Origin

English

watch

Gloss

sentinel, sentry, guard

Concept

Semantic Field

Warfare and hunting

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

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Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Cracker Night English
Tamagotchi English
all-night English
alnight English
anight English
awatch English
barnight English
benight English
bewatch English
binge-watch English
birthnight English
deathwatch English
deathwatch beetle English
dogwatch English
doomwatch English
evennight English
forenight English
forewatch English
fortnight English
goodnight English
holinight English
internight English
intranight English
midnight English
multinight English
night English
night fear English
night-bright English
night-fear English
night-rail English
nightbreak English
nightcap English
nightclothes English
nightclub English
nightcore English
nightcrawler English
nightdream English
nightdreaming English
nightdress English
nighted English
nighten English
nighter English
nightery English
nightfall English
nightfaring English
nightfear English
nightfire English
nightfright English
nightful English
nightgear English
nightglow English
nightgown English
nightguard English
nighthawk English
nightie English
nightingale English
nightish English
nightlamp English
nightless English
nightlife English
nightlight English
nightlike English
nightline English
nightlong English
nightly English
nightman English
nightmarcher English
nightmare English
nightpiece English
nightrider English
nightrobe English
nights English
nightscape English
nightscope English
nightshade English
nightshining English
nightshirt English
nightside English
nightspot English
nightstand English
nightstick English
nightstool English
nightsuit English
nighttide English
nighttime English
nightwalker English
nightwandering English
nightward English
nightwards English
nightwatch English
nightwatchman English
nightwear English
nightwork English
nighty English
outnight English
outwatch English
overnight English
overwatch English
paynight English
rewatch English
scoutwatch English
skywatch English
smartwatch English
stopwatch English
to-night English
unwatch English
watch English
watch-birth English
watchability English
watchable English
watchband English
watchbox English
watchcase English
watchcat English
watchchain English
watchclock English
watchdog English
watcher English
watchest English
watcheth English
watchfire English
watchful English
watchguard English
watchhouse English
watchkeeper English
watchkeeping English
watchless English
watchlight English
watchlike English
watchlist English
watchmaker English
watchmaking English
watchman English
watchmate English
watchnight English
watchphone English
watchpoint English
watchpuppy English
watchspring English
watchstander English
watchstanding English
watchstrap English
watcht English
watchtower English
watchwoman English
watchword English
weeknight English
worknight English
wristwatch English
yesternight English
Nacht German
Nachtwache German
Wache German
night Italian
nacht Dutch, Flemish
nachtwacht Dutch, Flemish
wacht Dutch, Flemish
night Portuguese
たまごっち Japanese
ウオッチ Japanese
ナイト Japanese
nihtwæċċe Old English
nighte Middle English
nightwacche Middle English
wacche Middle English
나이트 Korean
waj Marshallese
wajwaj Marshallese
iwotshi Xhosa
nait Tok Pisin
was Tok Pisin
liwashi Swati
naet Pijin