Where does “niche” come from?

niche (French) 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.

niche (French): niche; kennel; first-person singular present...

Definitions

  1. niche; kennel; first-person singular present...

Ancestry of “niche”, 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 “niche

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én
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