Nascht

See also: nascht

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German nist, byform of nest, from Old High German nest, from Proto-Germanic *nestą, from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós. Cognate with German Nest, English nest, Dutch nest. Throughout Central Franconian (and in parts of Rhine Franconian) the underlying Middle High German vowel is i, which regularly yields Luxembourgish a in closed syllables.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɑʃt/

  Rhymes: -ɑʃt

Noun

Nascht n (plural Näschter)

1. nest

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

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)