Where does “nik” come from?

nik (Middle English) comes from Old French niche, from Old French nichier, from Latin nīdus, from Proto-Italic nizdos, from Proto-Indo-European nisdós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ni, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

nik (Middle English): notch, tally; nock of an arrow

Definitions

  1. notch, tally; nock of an arrow

Ancestry of “nik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchniche—
2Old Frenchnichierto nest
3Latinnīdusnest
4Proto-Italicnizdosnest
5Proto-Indo-Europeannisdósnest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nidown
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “nik”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →