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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

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