Where does “nid” come from?

nid (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk stong, from Old Norse stǫng, from Latin stancus, from Latin stānticus, from Latin stāns, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti.

nid (Norwegian Nynorsk): mockery, defamation, shame

Definitions

  1. mockery, defamation, shame

Ancestry of “nid”, step by step

nid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk stong

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskstongrod, pole
2Old Norsestǫngstaff, pole; standard-pole
3Latinstancus—
4Latinstānticustired
5Latinstānsstanding
6Latinstōto stand
7Proto-Italicstaēōstand
8Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yetito stand
9Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via Old Norse níð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseníðdefamation; honorless
2Proto-Germanicnīþąhate, envy, malice
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead

Words derived from “nid”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →