Where does “Provinznest” come from?

Provinznest (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.

Provinznest (German): hicksville, one-horse town, backwater backward place

Definitions

  1. hicksville, one-horse town, backwater backward place

Ancestry of “Provinznest”, step by step

Provinznest 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 Provinz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanProvinzprovince; hinterland; backwater
2Middle High Germanprovincie—
3Latinprōvinciaoffice, official duty, command, formal responsibility given to a magistrate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nisdós →