nahtagala

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *nahtigalā. Equivalent to naht (“night”) +‎ galan (“to sing”) +‎ -a.

Noun

nahtagala f

  1. nightingale

Descendants

  • Middle Low German: nachtegale
    • German Low German:
      East Frisian Low Saxon, Westphalian (Dortmundisch, Westmünsterländisch): Nachtigall
      Westphalian:
      Bentheimisch: Nachtigalle
      Westmünsterländisch: Nachtegall
    • Plautdietsch: Nachtigaul
    • → Icelandic: næturgali
    • → Faroese: náttargali
    • → Norwegian: nattergal
    • → Swedish: näktergal
    • → Danish: nattergal
    • → Gutnish: näktagal
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