myEtymology.com: English etymology of birthnight

Etymology of the English word birthnight

the English word birthnight

derived from the English word birth

derived from the Old Norse word byrth

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bher-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *gaburthis

derived from the English word night

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *nokʷt-

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *nekʷ-t-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *nakht-