nesteln

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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnɛstl̩n]
  • (file)

Verb

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

  1. to fumble, fiddle
    Synonym: fummeln

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • Nesteln
  • Nestelei

See also

Further reading

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