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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/naschen

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, N (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
naschen
Friedrich Kluge2512414An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, N — naschen1891John Francis Davis

naschen, vb., ‘to pilfer dainties,’ from MidHG. naschen, OHG. nascôn, ‘to partake of dainties, pilfer dainties’; for *hnaskôn, allied to Goth. hnasqus, ‘soft, tender,’ AS. hnęsče, ‘soft, tender,’ E. nesh?.