Where does “nes” come from?

nes (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch nest, from Middle Dutch nest, from Old Dutch nest, from Proto-West Germanic nest, from Proto-Germanic nestą, from Proto-Indo-European nisdós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ni, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

nes (Afrikaans): like; just like; as soon as; just as something is...

Definitions

  1. like; just like; as soon as; just as something is...

Ancestry of “nes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchnestA nest; One's bed; A nasty, ill-behaving or...
2Middle Dutchnest
3Old Dutchnest
4Proto-West Germanicnestnest
5Proto-Germanicnestąnest; provisions; food and supplies
6Proto-Indo-Europeannisdósnest
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nidown
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én