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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
Noun
Nascht n (plural Näschter)
- nest
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Cognate to German Ast, the n resulted from rebracketing after the indefinite article.
Noun
Nascht m (plural Nescht)
- 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)
- branch
References
- Claus Stephani, Volksgut der Sathmarschwaben (1985)