Where does “Krähennest” come from?

Krähennest (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.

Krähennest (German): crow's nest

Definitions

  1. crow's nest

Ancestry of “Krähennest”, step by step

Krähennest 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 Krähe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKrähecrow
2Middle High Germankrā—
3Old High Germankrāha—
4Proto-West Germanickrāācrow
5Proto-Germanickrēǭcrow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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