Where does “wefsunnest” come from?

wefsunnest (Old High German) comes from Old High German nest, from Proto-West Germanic nest, from Proto-Germanic nestą, from Proto-Indo-European nisdós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ni, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

wefsunnest (Old High German): wasp's nest

Definitions

  1. wasp's nest

Ancestry of “wefsunnest”, step by step

wefsunnest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German nest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germannest—
2Proto-West Germanicnestnest
3Proto-Germanicnestąnest; provisions; food and supplies
4Proto-Indo-Europeannisdósnest
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nidown
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via Old High German wefsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwefsawasp
2Proto-West Germanicwapsuwasp
3Proto-Germanicwepsō-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwobʰséh₂wasp
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nisdós →