Where does “nicher” come from?

nicher (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin nidicare, from Latin nīdus, from Proto-Italic nizdos, from Proto-Indo-European nisdós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ni, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

nicher (Old French): make a nest

Definitions

  1. make a nest

Ancestry of “nicher”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinnidicare
2Latinnīdusnest
3Proto-Italicnizdosnest
4Proto-Indo-Europeannisdósnest
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nidown
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁niEvery word from Proto-Indo-European nisdós
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