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[Golden Claw]

A random observation I made. Don't know whether it is a coincidence or not. In many of the European languages, the word 'Night' comes from N plus the word in that language for the number 8, with or without minor variations.

English: N + Eight = Night
German: N + Acht = Nacht
Dutch: N + Acht = Nacht
Spanish: N + Ocho = Noche
Portuguese: N + Oito = Noite
French: N + Huit = Nuit
Italian: N + Otto = Notte

[SecretAgentFan]

Damn. And I thought my idea for a thread about Bond´s favorite ties was not worth it.

[Peckinpah1976]

A random observation I made. Don't know whether it is a coincidence or not. In many of the European languages, the word 'Night' comes from N plus the word in that language for the number 8, with or without minor variations.

English: N + Eight = Night
German: N + Acht = Nacht
Dutch: N + Acht = Nacht
Spanish: N + Ocho = Noche
Portuguese: N + Oito = Noite
French: N + Huit = Nuit
Italian: N + Otto = Notte

To my knowledge there's no actual connection between 'Night' and 'Eight' it's just that most European languages share the same root words (having evolved from or being heavily influenced by Latin). Similarities are widespread, especially in Spanish, Italian, French and Portugese.

[Trevelyan 006]

Damn. And I thought my idea for a thread about Bond´s favorite ties was not worth it.

This reply made the read all worth it!

Edited by Trevelyan 006, 10 May 2012 - 06:58 PM.

[glidrose]

I personally liked Golden Claw's post. That kind of esoteric observation is worthy of Fleming.

[Monkeyfoahead]

A random observation I made. Don't know whether it is a coincidence or not. In many of the European languages, the word 'Night' comes from N plus the word in that language for the number 8, with or without minor variations.

English: N + Eight = Night
German: N + Acht = Nacht
Dutch: N + Acht = Nacht
Spanish: N + Ocho = Noche
Portuguese: N + Oito = Noite
French: N + Huit = Nuit
Italian: N + Otto = Notte

Some of the words for eight are being changed to make your hypothesis true.

Damn. And I thought my idea for a thread about Bond´s favorite ties was not worth it.

Welcome to the internet.

[Pussfeller]

It's a coincidence. It just happens that the words for "night" and "eight" in Proto-Indo-European were somewhat similar. And these similarities (occasionally) carry forward into the daughter languages, since both words are subject to the same historical sound shifts.