Etymology

nestle

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Today it means: To settle oneself comfortably and snugly. Full definition →

Middle English nestlen ← Old English nistlan ← Proto-West Germanic *nistilōn
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nestle · verb1

  1. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*nistilōn“to build or occupy a nest; nestle”
  2. Old English · inherited fromnistlan
  3. Middle English · inherited fromnestlen
  4. English todaynestle

From Middle English nestlen, from Old English nistlan, nestlian, nistlian (“to make or build a nest”), from Proto-West Germanic *nistilōn (“to build or occupy a nest; nestle”), equivalent to nest + -le. Cognate with Middle Low German nëstelen (“to build a nest”), Dutch nestelen (“to nest, nestle”).

Nestle · proper noun2

  1. German · borrowed fromNestle
  2. English todayNestle

Borrowed from Swiss German Nestle.

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