Where does “noshery” come from?
noshery (English) comes from English nosh, from Yiddish נאַשן, from Middle High German naschen, from Old High German nascōn, from Proto-West Germanic hnaskwōn, from Proto-Indo-European knēs-.
noshery (English): A restaurant
Ancestry of “noshery”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | nosh | Food; a light meal or snack; Fellatio; To eat a... |
| 2 | Yiddish | נאַשן | to snack, eat, nosh |
| 3 | Middle High German | naschen | nibble |
| 4 | Old High German | nascōn | to nibble; smack |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hnaskwōn | to make soft, tender; to grind, crush |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | knēs- | — |