Where does “гнездиться” come from?

гнездиться (Russian) comes from Russian гнездо́, from Old East Slavic гнѣздо, from Proto-Slavic gnězdo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *nísdan, from Proto-Indo-European nisdós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ni, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

гнездиться (Russian): to nest of birds

Definitions

  1. to nest of birds

Ancestry of “гнездиться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianгнездо́nest, aerie
2Old East Slavicгнѣздо—
3Proto-Slavicgnězdonest
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*nísdannest
5Proto-Indo-Europeannisdósnest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nidown
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nisdós →