nesteln

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German

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Etymology

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From Old High German nesteln. Cognate with Middle Low German nestelen (to fiddle, lace). Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *nastilu and very distantly related to English lanyard.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈnɛstl̩n]
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Verb

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nesteln (weak, third-person singular present nestelt, past tense nestelte, past participle genestelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to fumble, fiddle
    Synonym: fummeln

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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See also

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Further reading

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  • nesteln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • nesteln” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon