nook

noun

1. a corner, as in a room.
2. any secluded or obscure corner.
3. any small recess: a breakfast nook.
4. any remote or sheltered spot: a shady nook that was ideal for a picnic.

noun

1. a corner or narrow recess, as in a room
2. a secluded or sheltered place; retreat

n.c.1300, noke, of unknown origin. Possibly connected with Norwegian dialectal nokke “hook, bent figure,” or Old English hnecca “neck,” but the sense evolution would be difficult.