Where does “niche” come from?

niche (Norman) 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.

niche (Norman): kennel

Definitions

  1. kennel

Ancestry of “niche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchniche—
2Old Frenchnichierto nest
3Latinnīdusnest
4Proto-Italicnizdosnest
5Proto-Indo-Europeannisdósnest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nidown
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nisdós →