Where does “nīdus” come from?
nīdus (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic nizdos, from Proto-Indo-European nisdós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ni, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
Ancestry of “nīdus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Italic | nizdos | nest |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | nisdós | nest |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ni | down |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |