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Where does “nestą” come from?

nestą (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European nisdós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ni, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

nestą (Proto-Germanic): nest; provisions; food and supplies

Definitions

  1. nest; provisions; food and supplies

Ancestry of “nestą”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeannisdósnest
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nidown
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “nestą”

  • nest
  • nesting
  • nestle
  • nester
  • neist
  • nestful
  • nestbuilding
  • nestmate
  • nestlike
  • renest
  • nestless
  • unnest
  • nestable
  • nestler
  • nestmaking
  • nonnesting
  • hangnest
  • nesteth
  • mare's nest
  • neststraw
  • nestle-cock
  • nestlet
  • unnestle
  • Vogelnest
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