French word nid comes from Proto-Indo-European *sodéyeti (To set, to seat, to cause to sit.), Proto-Indo-European *-ós, Proto-Indo-European *ni
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *sodéyeti | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | To set, to seat, to cause to sit. |
| *-ós | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting someone or something that performs that verb's action. |
| *ni | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *nisdós | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | Nest. |
| *nizdos | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Nest. |
| nidus | Latin (lat) | Dwelling for animals. Nest. |
| nid | French (fra) | (military) Some people or dangerous things, hidden or not.. Nest. |