myEtymology.com: English etymology of midnight

Etymology of the English word midnight

the English word midnight

using the English prefix mid-

derived from the English word mid

derived from the English word midre

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *medjaz

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-