Where does “nest” come from?

nest (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch 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.

Ancestry of “nest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchnest—
2Proto-West Germanicnestnest
3Proto-Germanicnestąnest; provisions; food and supplies
4Proto-Indo-Europeannisdósnest
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nidown
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “nest”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nisdós →