Where does “nestel” come from?

nestel (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch nestel, from Frankish nastila, from Proto-Germanic nastilō, from Proto-Indo-European ned- — to be wet; wet; to tie together.

nestel (Dutch): aiglet

Definitions

  1. aiglet

Ancestry of “nestel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchnestel—
2Frankishnastilatie, headband
3Proto-Germanicnastilōheadband; plait
4Proto-Indo-Europeanned-to be wet; wet; to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nastilō →Every word from Frankish nastila →