Where does “nest” come from?

nest (Latgalian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic neśtei, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.

nest (Latgalian): to carry, to bear, to drive, to sweep

Definitions

  1. to carry, to bear, to drive, to sweep

Ancestry of “nest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicneśteito carry
2Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic neśtei →