Lineage · English

nice

4
forms
0
borrowings across families
3
accepted edges
0
contested edges

Each band is a language family. Inheritance and cognacy never leave their band — the validator rejects any edge that tries — so every line crossing a band boundary is a borrowing. Solid lines are accepted, where the reference works agree; dashed lines are contested and left unresolved.

INDO-EUROPEANinheritedderived · amelioration/bleachingborrowed · narrowingniceMiddle English · foolis…niceEnglishniceOld French · silly, sim…nesciusLatin · ignorant, unkno…

Every edge, with its source

  1. nesciusLatin— inherited →niceOld French accepted
    oed0.85
  2. niceMiddle English— derived →niceEnglish accepted
    oed0.90
  3. niceOld French— borrowed →niceMiddle English accepted
    oed0.90