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night

/naɪt/·나잇·noun
the time between sunset and sunrise
Old EnglishCEFR A1
Root
Proto-Indo-European '*nókʷts' (night)
PIE *nókʷts → Proto-Germanic *nahts → Old English niht → Modern night
In a word

PIE *nókʷts. Latin nox, Greek nyx, Sanskrit nakta, English night. The word for the darkest hour shines almost identically across the Indo-European family. The hour we share, the word we share.

Examples
I sleep early at night.
It was a dark and quiet night.
Good night, see you tomorrow.
Related
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