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Etymology of the English word nightie

the English word nightie
using the English suffix -ie
derived from the English word nightgown
derived from the English word gown
derived from the Old French word goune
derived from the Late Latin word gunna (skirt)
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-

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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