Where does “wespennest” come from?

wespennest (Dutch) comes from Dutch nest, 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.

wespennest (Dutch): a wasps' nest

Definitions

  1. a wasps' nest

Ancestry of “wespennest”, step by step

wespennest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch nest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchnestA nest; One's bed; A nasty, ill-behaving or...
2Middle Dutchnest—
3Old Dutchnest—
4Proto-West Germanicnestnest
5Proto-Germanicnestąnest; provisions; food and supplies
6Proto-Indo-Europeannisdósnest
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nidown
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via Dutch wesp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwespwasp, used certain members of the order...
2Modern Dutchwespe—
3Middle Dutchwespe—
4Old Dutchwespa—
5Proto-West Germanicwapsuwasp
6Proto-Germanicwepsō-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwobʰséh₂wasp
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →