Where does “Spatzennest” come from?

Spatzennest (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.

Spatzennest (German): sparrow's nest

Definitions

  1. sparrow's nest

Ancestry of “Spatzennest”, step by step

Spatzennest 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 Spatz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpatzsparrow; house sparrow; an affectionate nickname,...
2Middle High Germanspaz—
3Middle EnglishsparweThe sparrow or its meat
4Old High Germansparosparrow
5Proto-West Germanicsparwōsparrow
6Proto-Germanicsparwôsparrow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanspḗrsparrow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nisdós →