myEtymology.com: English etymology of nightjar

Etymology of the English word nightjar

the English word nightjar

derived from the English word jar

derived from the Old French word jarre

derived from the Old Provençal word jarra

derived from the Arabic word jarrah

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-

derived from the English word jar

The earliest known usage of nightjar in English dates from the 17th century.

Word found in Modern English