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Where does “nid” come from?

nid (French) comes from Old French nid, from Latin nīdus, from Proto-Italic nizdos, from Proto-Indo-European nisdós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ni, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

nid (French): nest; Some people or dangerous things, hidden or...

Definitions

  1. nest; Some people or dangerous things, hidden or...

Ancestry of “nid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchnid—
2Latinnīdus—
3Proto-Italicnizdosnest
4Proto-Indo-Europeannisdósnest
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nidown
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “nid”

  • nye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →