Where does “Hornissennest” come from?

Hornissennest (German) comes from German nest, from Middle High German nest, from Old High German 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.

Hornissennest (German): hornets' nest literal

Definitions

  1. hornets' nest literal

Ancestry of “Hornissennest”, step by step

Hornissennest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German nest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannestnest
2Middle High Germannestnest
3Old High Germannest—
4Proto-West Germanicnestnest
5Proto-Germanicnestąnest; provisions; food and supplies
6Proto-Indo-Europeannisdósnest
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nidown
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via German Hornisse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHornissehornet
2Middle High Germanhorniz—
3Old High Germanhurniz—
4Proto-Germanichurznutōhornet
5Proto-Germanichursulǭ—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥h₂sro-hornet
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →