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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | nest | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | nest | nest |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | nestą | nest; provisions; food and supplies |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | nisdós | nest |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ni | down |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “nest”