Where does “nest” come from?

nest (Dutch) comes 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.

nest (Dutch): A nest; One's bed; A nasty, ill-behaving or...

Definitions

  1. A nest; One's bed; A nasty, ill-behaving or...

Ancestry of “nest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchnest
2Old Dutchnest
3Proto-West Germanicnestnest
4Proto-Germanicnestąnest; provisions; food and supplies
5Proto-Indo-Europeannisdósnest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nidown
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “nest

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én