Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/nisdós

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European

Etymology

From the adverb *h₁ni (“down”), from *h₁én (“in”), + the root *sed- (“sit”) + *-ós. Literally "where [the bird] sits down".

Noun

*nisdós m (non-ablauting)

1. nest

Inflection

Thematic
	singular
nominative	*nisdós
genitive	*nisdósyo
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*nisdós	*nisdóh₁	*nisdóes
vocative	*nisdé	*nisdóh₁	*nisdóes
accusative	*nisdóm	*nisdóh₁	*nisdóms
genitive	*nisdósyo	*?	*nisdóHom
ablative	*nisdéad	*?	*nisdómos, *nisdóbʰos
dative	*nisdóey	*?	*nisdómos, *nisdóbʰos
locative	*nisdéy, *nisdóy	*?	*nisdóysu
instrumental	*nisdóh₁	*?	*nisdṓys

Descendants

• Proto-Albanian: *nezda
  • Albanian: neth
• Armenian:
  • Old Armenian: նիստ (nist)
    • Armenian: նիստ (nist)
• Proto-Balto-Slavic: *nísda (< *nisdás) (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Celtic: *nizdos (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Germanic: *nestą (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Indo-Iranian: *niždás (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Italic: *nizdos (see there for further descendants)