nihtgenga
Old English
noun
Definitions
- an evil being active at night; goblin, nightmare
Etymology
Compound from Old English niht (night) + Old English *genġa (walker).
Origin
Old English
*genġa
Gloss
walker
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *nahts Proto-Germanic
- *genġa Old English
- angenga Old English
- efenniht Old English
- foregenga Old English
- giestranniht Old English
- niht Old English
- nihtbealo Old English
- nihtes Old English
- nihthræfn Old English
- nihtlic Old English
- nihtsum Old English
- seofonnihte Old English
- sinniht Old English
- to niht Old English
- nighte Middle English
- nyght Middle English
- nyghte Middle English
- nyhte Middle English
- nyȝt Middle English
- nyȝte Middle English
- *naht gmw-pro
- nicht Scots