Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/nahtas

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This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

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Etymology

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Derived from *naht (night) but with the ending taken from *dagas (during the day), an adverbial use of the genitive of *dag (day).

Adverb

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*nahtas

  1. at night

Descendants

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  • Old English: nihtes
  • Old Frisian: nahtes
  • Old Saxon: nahtes
  • Old High German: nahtes