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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
3Latinnīdus—
4Proto-Italicnizdosnest
5Proto-Indo-Europeannisdósnest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nidown
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “niche”

  • niche
  • niched
  • subniche
  • microniche
  • econiche
  • nicheless
  • multiniche
  • nichey
  • nicheness
  • meganiche
  • nichification
  • enniche
  • nicho
  • ниша
  • niche
  • Mauernische
  • Nische
  • Marktnische
  • Nischenmarkt
  • nicho
  • nis
  • niche
  • nisje
  • nisje
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