Nascht

== Luxembourgish == === Etymology === From Middle High German nist, byform of nest, from Old High German nest, from Proto-West Germanic *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) nest == Pennsylvania German == === Etymology === From Middle High German ast, from Old High German ast. 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)