Where does “niais” come from?

niais (Norman) comes from Latin nīdāx, from Latin nīdus, from Proto-Italic nizdos, from Proto-Indo-European nisdós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ni, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

niais (Norman): stupid

Definitions

  1. stupid

Ancestry of “niais”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnīdāx—
2Latinnīdusnest
3Proto-Italicnizdosnest
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 →