Where does “nis” come from?

nis (Dutch) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

nis (Dutch): niche

Definitions

  1. niche

Ancestry of “nis”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nis

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én