Where does “naistre” come from?

naistre (Middle French) comes from Old French naistre, from Latin nāscor, from Proto-Italic gnāskōr, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

naistre (Middle French): to be born

Definitions

  1. to be born

Ancestry of “naistre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchnaistreto be born
2Latinnāscorto be born, begotten
3Proto-Italicgnāskōrbe born
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “naistre

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-Every word from Proto-Italic gnāskōrEvery word from Latin nāscor