Where does “Nestling” come from?

Nestling (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.

Nestling (German): nestling small, young bird that is still confined to the nest

Definitions

  1. nestling small, young bird that is still confined to the nest

Ancestry of “Nestling”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →