Where does “nestlen” come from?

nestlen (Middle English) comes from Old English nistlan, from Proto-West Germanic nistilōn, from Proto-West Germanic nistijan, from Proto-West Germanic nest, from Proto-Germanic nestą, from Proto-Indo-European nisdós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ni, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

Ancestry of “nestlen”, step by step

nestlen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English nistlan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnistlan—
2Proto-West Germanicnistilōnto make or build a nest; to occupy a nest; nestle
3Proto-West Germanicnistijanto nest, to nestle
4Proto-West Germanicnestnest
5Proto-Germanicnestąnest; provisions; food and supplies
6Proto-Indo-Europeannisdósnest
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nidown
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via Old English nistlian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnistlianto make or build a nest

via Old English nestlian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnestlianto make a nest
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nisdós →
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