Etymology

nosh

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Today it means: Food. Full definition →

Yiddish נאַשן ← Middle High German naschen ← Old High German naskōn
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nosh · noun, verb1

  1. Proto-West Germanic · derived from*hnaskwōn“to weaken; make soft; tenderise”
  2. Old High German · derived fromnaskōn“to nibble; parasite”
  3. Middle High German · derived fromnaschen“nibble”
  4. Yiddish · derived fromנאַשן
  5. English todaynosh

From Yiddish נאַשן (nashn), from Middle High German naschen (“nibble”) (which is also the parent of German naschen), from Old High German naskōn (“to nibble; parasite”), from Proto-West Germanic *hnaskwōn (“to weaken; make soft; tenderise”). Doublet of nesh.

nosh · interjection2

Abbrevation of no shit.

Words from the same roots

Proto-West Germanic*hnaskwōn all →

nesh

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