"drooping or nodding, hanging with the apex downward," 1751, from Latin nutantem (nominative nutans), present-participle of nutare "to nod with the head," from PIE *neu- (2) "to nod" (see numinous).
nursing
nursling
nurturance
nurture
nut
nutant
nutation
nut-cracker
nuthatch
nutmeg
nutria