Removed from a nest; removed from a place of safety or comfort.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Blackwood's Magazine. From unnest + -ed.
unnested2
/(ˌ)ʌnˈnɛstɪd/
adjective
1Of objects: not manufactured or arranged so that one fits into another.
2Mathematics and Logic. Of abstract elements or entities: not falling within the scope of other abstract elements, especially in the same hierarchical structure.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in Annual Reports War Department. From un- + nested.