naschen

German

Alternative forms

• naſchen (in fraktur)

Etymology

From Middle High German naschen, from Old High German nascōn (“to nibble; smack”), from Proto-Germanic *hnaskōną (“to make soft; tenderize; crush; grind”). Cognate with English nesh (“to soften; act timidly”). More at nesh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaʃən/, [ˈnaʃn̩]

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Verb

1. to nibble, to eat sweets on the sly

Derived terms

Derived terms

• Nascherei
• naschhaft
• Naschkatze

• naschsüchtig
• Naschzeug
• vernaschen

Further reading

• “naschen” in Duden online