nestle

Etymology

The word passed into English via Middle English nestelen, 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"), which is equivalent to nest + -le. It is cognate with Middle Low German nëstelen ("to build a nest") and Dutch nestelen ("to nest, nestle").