Where does “niche” come from?

niche (Middle French) 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.

Ancestry of “niche”, step by step

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

Words derived from “niche

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁niEvery word from Proto-Indo-European nisdós