An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/nisteln

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, N
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

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2519410An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, N — nistelnJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

nisteln, nisten, verb, ‘to build a nest, nestle,’ from the equivalent Middle High German nistein, nisten, Old High German nisten; a verbal noun from Nest. Compare Anglo-Saxon nistlian, English to nestle, Dutch nestelen.