nesh
English
/nɛʃ/
adj
Definitions
- (now) Soft; tender; sensitive; yielding.
- (now) Delicate; weak; poor-spirited; susceptible to cold weather, harsh conditions etc.
- (now) Soft; friable; crumbly.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English nesh inherited from Old English hnesċe inherited from Proto-Germanic *hnaskuz (soft, tender) derived from Proto-Indo-European *knēs-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*knēs-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- neshen English
- neshness English
- Naschkatze German
- naschen German
- naschhaft German
- naschsüchtig German
- vernaschen German
- *knēs- Proto-Indo-European
- *hnaskuz Proto-Germanic
- hnesce Old English
- hnesċe Old English
- nesh Middle English
- naschen Middle High German