Where does “נאַשוואַרג” come from?
נאַשוואַרג (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish נאַש, from Yiddish נאַשן, from Middle High German naschen, from Old High German nascōn, from Proto-West Germanic hnaskwōn, from Proto-Indo-European knēs-.
נאַשוואַרג (Yiddish): snack food
Definitions
- snack food
Ancestry of “נאַשוואַרג”, step by step
נאַשוואַרג traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish נאַש
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | נאַש | a snack |
| 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- | — |
via Yiddish ־וואַרג
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | ־וואַרג | ness |