Where does “naschen” come from?

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

naschen (Middle High German): nibble

Definitions

  1. nibble

Ancestry of “naschen”, step by step

naschen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German nascōn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germannascōnto nibble; smack
2Proto-West Germanichnaskwōnto make soft, tender; to grind, crush
3Proto-Indo-Europeanknēs-—

via Old High German naskōn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germannaskōnto nibble; parasite

Words derived from “naschen”

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