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nestle (v.)
[nestle 词源字典]
Old English
nestlian
"build a nest," from
nest
(see
nest
(n.)). Figurative sense of "settle (oneself) comfortably, snuggle" is first recorded 1540s. Related:
Nestled
;
nestling
.
[nestle etymology, nestle origin, 英语词源]