Where does “nist” come from?

nist (Middle English) comes from Old English 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 “nist”, step by step

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