Etymology. From Middle English nighte, night, nyght, niȝt, naht, from Old English niht, from Proto-West Germanic *naht (“night”), from Proto-Germanic *nahts (“night”), from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts (“night”).
nihta, nihte, nihtæ.
Etymology. From Middle English tyme, time, from Old English tīma (“time, period, space of time, season, lifetime, fixed time, favourable time, opportunity”), from Proto-West Germanic *tīmō, from Proto-Germanic *tīmô (“time”), from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂imō, from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- (“to divide”).
Scientists at the University of Reading have discovered that 'I', 'we', 'who' and the numbers '1', '2' and '3' are amongst the oldest words, not only in English, but across all Indo-European languages.
A poetic word for "twilight," or the time of day immediately after the sun sets, is gloaming.
Nychthemeron /nɪkˈθɛmərɒn/, occasionally nycthemeron or nuchthemeron, is a period of 24 consecutive hours.
Night (also described as nighttime, unconventionally spelled as "nite") is the period of ambient darkness from sunset to sunrise during each 24-hour day, when the Sun is below the horizon.
Knight. Originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit. The Beatles were knighted. Night. The time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside.
Knights were medieval gentleman-soldiers, usually high-born, raised by a sovereign to privileged military status after training as a page and squire. Originally knights were attendants or specialized foot-soldiers, but the status of knights was elevated around 800 A.D.
These words sound identical, so it's easy to mix them up. But remember: Night (noun) refers to the time between sunset and dawn. Knight (noun) can refer to either a medieval mounted soldier or someone who has been “knighted” by their monarch.
Midnight. This describes when the sun is farthest below the horizon, and corresponds with when the sky is darkest.
The winter solstice occurs in December, and in the northern hemisphere the date marks the 24-hour period with the fewest daylight hours of the year. That is why it is known as the shortest day of the year, or the longest night of the year.
Suhag Raat is a significant ritual in the life of a newly wedded couple in the Indian subcontinent, and refers to the first night when the marriage is consummated. The bed of the newlywed couple is decorated with flowers, which are believed to bring sweetness to their relationship.
Synonyms of 'evening' in British English
We arrived home at dusk. night. sunset. The dance ends at sunset. twilight.
round-the-clock. unending. uninterrupted. 24/7. all day and all night.
Gloaming. Gloaming is a synonym of “twilight” or “dusk.” It comes from the Old English word for twilight, "glōm," which is akin to "glōwan," meaning "to glow," and was originally used in Scottish dialects of English.
Twilight is formed from the Old English 'twi-' and the noun 'light'. Twi- means 'two' and it is not entirely clear what the connection is between this meaning and a word that refers to the period between sunset and full darkness. Twilight was first used in English in the early 15th century.
The origins of the word 'sorry' can be traced to the Old English 'sarig' meaning “distressed, grieved or full of sorrow”, but of course, most British people use the word more casually.
Perhaps around 85% of Old English words are no longer in use, but those that survived are the basic elements of Modern English vocabulary. Old English is a West Germanic language, and developed out of Ingvaeonic (also known as North Sea Germanic) dialects from the 5th century.
Polar night is a phenomenon in the northernmost and southernmost regions of Earth where night lasts for more than 24 hours. This occurs only inside the polar circles. The opposite phenomenon, polar day, or midnight sun, occurs when the Sun remains above the horizon for more than 24 hours.