Where does “Schlangennest” come from?
Schlangennest (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.
Schlangennest (German): nest of serpents
Definitions
- nest of serpents
Ancestry of “Schlangennest”, step by step
Schlangennest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German nest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | nest | nest |
| 2 | Middle High German | nest | nest |
| 3 | Old High German | nest | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | nest | nest |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | nestą | nest; provisions; food and supplies |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | nisdós | nest |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ni | down |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via German Schlange
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schlange | snake |
| 2 | Middle High German | slange | snake |
| 3 | Old High German | slango | snake |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | slangô | snake |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | slenk- | to turn; wind; twist; to turn, to twist, to wind;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sel- | dwelling; piece of wood; beam, post, balk, board,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |