myEtymology.com: English etymology of nightfall

Etymology of the English word nightfall

the English word nightfall

derived from the English word fall

derived from the English word fallen

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *fallanan

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-