Where does “nest” come from?

nest (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic nesaną, from Proto-Indo-European nes- — to return home.

nest (Old Norse): provisions; equipment

Definitions

  1. provisions; equipment

Ancestry of “nest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicnesanąto survive, recover, heal
2Proto-Indo-Europeannes-to return home

Words derived from “nest”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European nes- →