Where does “nosh” come from?

nosh (English) comes from Yiddish נאַשן, from Middle High German naschen, from Old High German nascōn, from Proto-West Germanic hnaskwōn, from Proto-Indo-European knēs-.

nosh (English): Food; a light meal or snack; Fellatio; To eat a...

Definitions

  1. Food; a light meal or snack; Fellatio; To eat a...

Ancestry of “nosh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishנאַשןto snack, eat, nosh
2Middle High Germannaschennibble
3Old High Germannascōnto nibble; smack
4Proto-West Germanichnaskwōnto make soft, tender; to grind, crush
5Proto-Indo-Europeanknēs-—

Words derived from “nosh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European knēs- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hnaskwōn →Every word from Old High German nascōn →