An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/naschen

by Friedrich Kluge

naschen, verb, ‘to pilfer dainties,’ from Middle High German naschen, Old High German nascôn, ‘to partake of dainties, pilfer dainties’; for *hnaskôn, allied to Gothic hnasqus, ‘soft, tender,’ Anglo-Saxon hnęsče, ‘soft, tender,’ English nesh?.