Where does “Nestel” come from?

Nestel (German) comes from Middle High German nestel, from Old High German *nestila, from Proto-West Germanic *nastilu — headband, plait.

Nestel (German): band, ribbon

Definitions

  1. band, ribbon

Ancestry of “Nestel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germannestel—
2Old High German*nestila—
3Proto-West Germanic*nastiluheadband, plait
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *nastilu →Every word from Old High German *nestila →Every word from Middle High German nestel →