Where does “Nascht” come from?

Nascht (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German nist, 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.

Nascht (Luxembourgish): nest

Definitions

  1. nest

Ancestry of “Nascht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germannist—
2Old High Germannest—
3Proto-West Germanicnestnest
4Proto-Germanicnestąnest; provisions; food and supplies
5Proto-Indo-Europeannisdósnest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nidown
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nisdós →