Where does “nestifar” come from?
nestifar (Ido) comes from Ido nesto, from Esperanto nesto, from English nest, from Middle English nest, from Old English nēst, from Old English nīehst, from Proto-West Germanic **nāhwist(ō), from Proto-Germanic nēhwist — to reach, to attain.
nestifar (Ido): to build a nest
Definitions
- to build a nest
Ancestry of “nestifar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ido | nesto | nest |
| 2 | Esperanto | nesto | nest |
| 3 | English | nest | A structure built by a bird as a place to... |
| 4 | Middle English | nest | nest |
| 5 | Old English | nēst | nest |
| 6 | Old English | nīehst | nearest, next |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | **nāhwist(ō) | nearest, closest |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwist | nearest, closest |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | nēhw | near, close |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwaz | near, close |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂nḗḱwos | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂neḱ- | to reach, to attain |