noght
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish i n-nocht (“tonight”), from nocht (“night”), an old word, later supplanted entirely by adaig (compare Manx oie). Ultimately from Proto-Celtic *noxs, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.
References
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “innocht”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
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