Nascht

See also: nascht

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German nest, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *nestaz, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *nisdós. Cognate with German Nest, English nest, Dutch nest.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɑʃt/

  Rhymes: -ɑʃt

Noun

Nascht n (plural Näschter)

1. nest

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Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Cognate to German Ast, the n resulted from rebracketing after the indefinite article.

Noun

Nascht m (plural Nescht)

1. branch, stick, twig

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Sathmar Swabian

Etymology

Apparently cognate to German Ast, Luxembourgish Aascht (the intrusive n might be a result of rebracketing, compare e.g. nickname).

Noun

Nascht m (plural Näscht)

1. branch

References

• Claus Stephani, Volksgut der Sathmarschwaben (1985)