In the etymology subreddit, someone made note of the fact that in various languages, the word for "night" is the same as the word for "eight" with the letter "n" added. This is true. He/she offered a theoretical and totally incorrect hypothesis.
I won't give the correct explanation here. I'll let readers ponder the curiosity before seeking the correct explanation, which is buried down in the comment thread in the reply by BeansandDoritos.

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