Where does “נאַשן” come from?
נאַשן (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German naschen, from Old High German nascōn, from Proto-West Germanic hnaskwōn, from Proto-Indo-European knēs-.
נאַשן (Yiddish): to snack, eat, nosh
Ancestry of “נאַשן”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | naschen | nibble |
| 2 | Old High German | nascōn | to nibble; smack |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hnaskwōn | to make soft, tender; to grind, crush |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | knēs- | — |
Words derived from “נאַשן”