Nascht

nascht Luxembourgish Etymology From lb gmh nist, byform of gmh nest, from lb goh nest, from lb gmw-pro *nest, from lb gem-pro *nestą, from lb ine-pro *nisdós. Cognate with de Nest, en nest, nl nest. Throughout gmw-cfr - (and in parts of gmw-rfr -) the underlying Middle High German vowel is i, which regularly yields Luxembourgish a in closed syllables. Pronunciation lb /nɑʃt/ lb ɑʃt 1 Noun n Näschter nest Pennsylvania German Etymology From pdc gmh ast, from pdc goh ast. Cognate to de Ast, the n resulted from rebracketing after the indefinite article. Noun pdc noun m plural Nescht branch, stick, twig Sathmar Swabian Etymology Apparently cognate to de Ast, lb Aascht (the intrusive n might be a result of rebracketing, compare e.g. en nickname). Noun gmw-stm noun m plural Näscht branch References Claus Stephani, Volksgut der Sathmarschwaben (1985)