nuohturn

Old High German

Etymology

By influence from uohta (“dawn”), as can be seen in the derived term uohternīn, nuohtarnīn, nuohturnīn, nuehternīn (“abstinent”) from Latin nocturnus, the meaning “nightly” of which is preserved in nohturn.

Adjective

nuohturn

not having eaten yet, fasting, abstinent

Descendants

Middle High German: nüehtern, nüchtern, nüchtarn, nüchter
- German: nüchtern
- Hunsrik: nichter

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