Where does “bemoeienis” come from?

bemoeienis (Dutch) comes from Dutch nis, from Middle French niche, from Old French niche, from Old French nichier, from Latin nīdus, from Proto-Italic nizdos, from Proto-Indo-European nisdós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ni — in.

bemoeienis (Dutch): intervention, meddling

Definitions

  1. intervention, meddling

Ancestry of “bemoeienis”, step by step

bemoeienis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch nis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnisniche
2Middle Frenchniche
3Old Frenchniche
4Old Frenchnichierto nest
5Latinnīdusnest
6Proto-Italicnizdosnest
7Proto-Indo-Europeannisdósnest
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nidown
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via Dutch bemoeien

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbemoeiento interfere, to meddle
2Middle Dutchbemoeien
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én