Proto-Indo-European

*nisdós

‘nest’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *nisdós.

11 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós, most familiar first.

• nest ← *nestą
• niche ← *nīdicāre ← nīdus ← *nizdos
• nye ← nid ← nid ← nidus ← *nizdos
• nidal ← nīdus ← *nizdos
• nias ← niais ← niés ← *nīdācem ← nīdus
• nidus ← *nizdos
• nidify ← nīdificō ← nīdus ← *nizdos
• nidicolous ← nīdus ← *nizdos
• nidation ← nīdus ← *nizdos
• nidiform ← nīdifōrmis ← fōrma ← nīdus ← *nizdos
• nidology ← nidus ← *nizdos

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *nisdós