Where does “naschsüchtig” come from?
naschsüchtig (German) comes from German naschen, from Middle High German naschen, from Old High German nascōn, from Proto-West Germanic hnaskwōn, from Proto-Indo-European knēs-.
naschsüchtig (German): greedy
Ancestry of “naschsüchtig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | naschen | to nibble, to eat sweets on the sly |
| 2 | Middle High German | naschen | nibble |
| 3 | Old High German | nascōn | to nibble; smack |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hnaskwōn | to make soft, tender; to grind, crush |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | knēs- | — |