nide

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*nisdós“nest”
2. Latin · derived fromnīdus“nest”
3. Middle French · derived fromnid
4. English todaynide

Uncertain; possibly from Middle French nid (modern French nid (“nest”)), or its etymon Latin nīdus (“nest”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós (“nest”)). Doublet of nest.

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