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Where does “bandietennest” come from?

bandietennest (Dutch) 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.

bandietennest (Dutch): bandits' nest

Definitions

  1. bandits' nest

Ancestry of “bandietennest”, 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
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