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German

Etymology

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.

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Verb

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

  1. to fumble, fiddle
    Synonym: fummeln

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Further reading

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