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Where does “nicher” come from?

nicher (French) comes from Old French nigier, from Old French ier, from Latin herī, from Latin here, from Proto-Italic hezī, from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰyési, from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰyes-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeǵʰ- — day.

nicher (French): to nest; to nestle; to hang out

Definitions

  1. to nest; to nestle; to hang out

Ancestry of “nicher”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchnigierto nest; of a bird, to build a nest
2Old Frenchieryesterday
3Latinherī—
4Latinhereyesterday; second-person singular present active...
5Proto-Italichezī—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰǵʰyésiyesterday
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰǵʰyes-yesterday, the day before
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeǵʰ-day

Words derived from “nicher”

  • nichon
  • dénicher
  • nicheur
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