Nest

What “Nest” means

Noun

1. A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.
2. A place used by a mammal, fish, amphibian or insect, for depositing eggs and hatching young.
3. A snug, comfortable, or cosy residence or job situation.
4. A retreat, or place of habitual resort.
5. A hideout for bad people to frequent or haunt; a den.

Verb

1. To build or settle into a nest.
2. To settle into a home.
3. To successively neatly fit inside another.
4. To place in, or as if in, a nest.
5. To place one thing neatly inside another, and both inside yet another (and so on).

Where the word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁en-? Proto-Indo-European *ní Proto-Indo-European *sed- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *nisdós Proto-Germanic *nestą Proto-West Germanic *nest Old English nest Middle English nest English nest From Middle English nest, nist, nyst, from Old English nest, from Proto-West Germanic *nest, from Proto-Germanic *nestą, from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós (“nest”), literally "where [the bird] sits down", a compound of *ni (“down”) (whence also English nether) + the zero-grade of the root *sed- (“to sit”) (whence also English sit).

From Middle English nesten, nisten, from Old English nistan, nistian, from Proto-West Germanic *nistijan (“to nest, build a nest”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian näästje (“to nest”), Dutch nesten (“to nest”), German Low German nüsten (“to nest”), German nisten (“to nest”).

Business name ideas with “Nest”

Industries where “Nest” fits

We suggest this word for 15 business types and industries, including:

• Airbnb Host Business
• Daycare
• Furniture Store
• Home Decor Business
• Interior Design Business
• Pet Sitting Business
• Proptech Startup
• Real Estate Agency
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• Child Day Care Services
• Furniture Stores
• Interior Design Services
• Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers
• Other Activities Related to Real Estate