Where does “niche” come from?

niche (English) comes from French niche, 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.

niche (English): A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the...

Definitions

  1. A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the...

Ancestry of “niche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnicheniche; kennel; first-person singular present...
2Middle Frenchniche—
3Old Frenchniche—
4Old Frenchnichierto nest
5Latinnīdusnest
6Proto-Italicnizdosnest
7Proto-Indo-Europeannisdósnest
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nidown
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “niche”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nisdós →