Where does “hechtenis” come from?
hechtenis (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.
hechtenis (Dutch): custody, detention
Ancestry of “hechtenis”, step by step