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
Ancestry of “nest”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | neste | next |
| 2 | Old Norse | næstr | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwistaz | nearest, closest |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂nḗḱwos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂neḱ- | to reach, to attain |