Where does “Nest” come from?

Nest (German) comes 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.

Nest (German): nest; small village

Definitions

  1. nest; small village

Ancestry of “Nest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germannestnest
2Old High Germannest—
3Proto-West Germanicnestnest
4Proto-Germanicnestąnest; provisions; food and supplies
5Proto-Indo-Europeannisdósnest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nidown
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nisdós →