Where does “nest” come from?

nest (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk neste, from Old Norse næstr, from Proto-Germanic nēhwistaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.

nest (Norwegian Nynorsk): next, second

Definitions

  1. next, second

Ancestry of “nest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsknestenext
2Old Norsenæstr—
3Proto-Germanicnēhwistaznearest, closest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗḱwos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēhwistaz →