Where does “nest” come from?

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

nest (Proto-West Germanic): nest

Definitions

  1. nest

Ancestry of “nest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicnestąnest; provisions; food and supplies
2Proto-Indo-Europeannisdósnest
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nidown
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “nest”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nisdós →