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# An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Stör

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​ Stör, m., ‘sturgeon,’ from the equiv. MidHG. störe, stüre, OHG. sturo, sturio, m.; corresponding to Du. steur, AS. styrja (styra). The Teut. term sturjo passed in the form sturio (MidLat.) into Rom.; comp. Ital. storione, Fr. esturgeon, whence the equiv. E. sturgeon. The origin of the Teut. word is obscure.
# An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Sumpf

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​ Sumpf, m., ‘swamp, bog, marsh,’ from the equiv. MidHG. sumpf (wanting in OHG., in which sumft is used). Corresponding to Du. somp, and with an old gradation E. swamp (dial. sump). OHG. giswumft and Goth. swumfel, ‘pond,’ are differently derived. Its connection with schwimmen (Sumpf, ‘porous soil’?) is very dubious; it is preferable to connect it with OIc. svǫppr, ‘sponge.’ The Teut. root was probably swemp; E. dial. swanky, ‘marshy,’ may point to an orig. swenq.
# An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Stärke

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​ Stärke, f., ‘heifer,’ ModHG. only, properly a LG. word. Scarcely allied to ModHG. Stier; connected rather, like MidHG. stër, OHG. stëro, ‘ram,’ with Goth. staira, which is primit. allied to Gr. στεῖρος, στέριφος, ‘sterile,’ Lat. sterilis, Sans. starî, ‘sterile.’ Connected with the following word.
# An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Stöpsel

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​ Stöpsel, m., see Stöpfel.
# An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Stüber

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​ Stüber, m., Nasenstüber, m., ‘fillip,’ ModHG. only, allied to LG. stubben, ‘to push.’ In the sense of ‘stiver’ (a coin), the word, which first occurs in ModHG., is obscure; it is, however, met with as Du. stuiver and Swed. styfver.
# An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Sulze

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​ Sulze, Sülze, f., ‘pickle, brine, pickled or salted meat,’ from MidHG. sulze, sülze, OHG. sulza (from *sultja), f., ‘salt water, pickled sausage,’ comp. OSax. sultia, ‘salt water,’ Du. zult, ‘pickled meat’; undoubtedly a graded form of Salz. From the Teut. word is derived Ital. solcio, ‘preserve, pickles.’
# An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Sucht

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​ Sucht, f., ‘sickness, disease,’ from the equiv. MidHG. and OHG. suht, f.; an abstract formation from Goth. siukan, str. vb., ‘to be ill’; see siech (and schwach?). Corresponding to Goth. sauhts, OIc. sótt (E. only sick), Du. zucht (and ziekte). The Germans often instinctively connect Sucht with suchen (hence Sucht nach etwas, ‘rage for something’).
# An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Stöpfel

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​ Stöpfel, Stöpsel, m., ‘stopper, cork,’ a ModHG. derivative of stopfen, vb., ‘to stuff, cram, mend,’ MidHG. stopfen, OHG. *stopfôn, of which a variant stoppôn, wk. vb., ‘to stuff,’ occurs; to the latter, Du. stoppen, AS. forstoppian, E. to stop, correspond. The assumption that the word was borrowed from MidLat. stuppare, ‘to stop with tow’ (from Lat. stuppa, ‘tow’; comp. Ital. stoppare, Fr. étoupper), is open to objection. It is more closely related to MidHG. stupfen, stüpfen, OHG. stopfôn, ‘to pierce.’ With the implied Aryan root stup (tup) is connected Sans. stump (tump), ‘to push, thrust’ (Gr. τύπτω?).
# An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Stück

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​ Stück, n., ‘piece, article,’ from the equiv. MidHG. stücke, OHG. stucchi, n.; a common Teut. word; comp. OSax. stukki, Du. stuk, AS. styčče, OIc. stykke, n., ‘piece.’ Allied to Stock, and, like the latter word, probably means lit. ‘that which is cut off or hewn to pieces.’ The secondary meaning ‘bark’ of OHG. stucchi is indicated by Ital. stucco, ‘gypsum, stucco,’ whence again ModHG. Stuck, ‘stucco,’ m., Stuckatur, f., ‘stucco-work.’
# An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Stümper

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​ Stümper, m., ‘bungler, blunderer,’ early ModHG. only, is a derivative of the LG. form Stump.
# An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Jüngling

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​ Jüngling, ‘youth, young man,’ is a Teutonic derivative of jung; compare Old High German jungaling, Middle High German jungelinc, Dutch jongeling, Anglo-Saxon geongling, English (antiquated) youngling, Old Icelandic ynglingr (in Gothic juggalauþs), ‘youth.’ —
# An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Kabliau

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​ Kabliau, Kabeljau, masculine, ‘cod-fish,’ first occurs in early Modern High German, recorded in Low German from the 15th century and adopted by the literary language; from Dutch kabeljaauw; Swedish kabeljo, Danish kabeljau, English cabliau; also, with a curious transposition of consonants (see Essig, kitzeln, Kitze), Dutch bakeljauw, which is based upon Basque baccallaóa. The Basques were the first cod-fishers (especially on the coast of Newfoundland, the chief fishing-place). See Labberdan.
# An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Kahm

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​ Kahm, Kahn, masculine, ‘mould on fermented liquids,’ from the equivalent Middle High German kâm (kân); compare Icelandic kám, neuter, ‘thin coating of dust, dirt,’ English coom, ‘soot, coal dust’ (with i mutation, English keam, keans); Gothic *kema-, *kemi-. The root ka- is inferred from Middle High German ka-del, masculine, ‘soot, dirt.’ Derivative ̣kahmig, adjective, ‘mouldy’ (of wine).
# An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Jänner

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​ Jänner, masculine, ‘January,’ from the equivalent early Middle High German jęnner, masculine; from the Latin januarius, Romance jenuario (Old High German *jęnneri, masculine, is wanting, perhaps only by chance).
# An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Kachel

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​ Kachel, feminine, ‘earthen vessel, stove-tile,’ from Middle High German kachel, kachele, feminine, ‘earthen vessel, earthenware, stove-tile, lid of a pot,’ Old High German chahhala. In English the word became obsolete at an early period. In Dutch, kachel, borrowed from High German, is still current (in Middle Dutch kakele).
# An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Kaffer

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​ Kaffer, ‘uneducated person,’ properly a student's term, from Arabic kâfîr, ‘unbeliever.’
# An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Kabuse

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​ Kabuse, feminine, ‘small hut, partition, caboose,’ Modern High German only, from Middle Low German kabhûse; compare English caboose, which was probably introduced as a naval term into Dutch, kabuys, and into French, cambuse. The stem of the English word is probably the same as in English cabin, and hence is Keltic; English cabin and the cognate French cabane, cabinet, are based upon Welsh kaban. The cognates also suggest Modern High German Käster, ‘small chamber,’ and Old High German chafterî, ‘beehive,’ the origin of which is obscure.
# An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Jünger

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​ Jünger masculine, ‘disciple,’ properly the comparative of jung, used as a substantive; compare Middle High German jünger, Old High German jungiro, ‘disciple, pupil, apprentice’; the word (as the antithesis to Herr, Old High German hêrro) is probably derived from the Old Teutonic feudal system. —
# An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Kabel

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​ Kabel, neuter and feminine, from the equivalent Middle High German kabel, feminine and neuter, ‘cable’; the latter borrowed, through the medium of Dutch and Low German, from French câble, masculine, ‘rope, cable’ (Middle Latin capulum); English cable and Scandinavian kabill, from the same source.
# An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Auerhahn

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​ Auerhahn, masculine, even in Middle High German the equivalent ûrhan (and orhan), masculine, ‘blackcock,’ with ûrhuon (orhuon), ‘grey hen,’ occurs. Auerhahn was evidently compared with Auerochs, the one appeared to be among the birds of the wood what the other was among animals of the chase.
# An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Aufruhr

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​ Aufruhr, see Ruhr.
# An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Augenlid

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​ Augenlid, see Lid.
# An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Aue

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​ Aue, feminine, ‘ewe,’ dialectic, from Middle High German ouwe, Old High German ou, feminine, ‘sheep.’ Compare Anglo-Saxon eowu, English ewe; primitively allied to Latin ovis, Greek οἵς, Lithuanian avis (Old Slovenian ovĭca), ‘sheep.’ See Schaf.
# An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Auer

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​ Auer, in Auerochs, masculine, from the equivalent Middle High German ûr, ûr-ochse, Old High German ûr, ûrohso, masculine, ‘aurochs’; corresponds to Anglo-Saxon ûr, Old Icelandic úrr, (u- stem). The fact that even Roman writers knew the Teutonic term under the form ûrus points to *ûrus (not ûzus) as the Gothic form; compare Teutonic and Latin glêsum, ‘amber,’ similar to Anglo-Saxon glœ̂re, ‘resin.’ Hence the proposed explanation of ûr from Sanscrit usrá-s, masculine, ‘bull,’ must be put aside. Internal evidence cannot be adduced to show that the Old German word is non-Teutonic; the assertion of Macrobius that ûrus is Keltic proves nothing. —
# An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Attich

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​ Attich, masculine, from the equivalent Middle High German attech (atech), Old High German attah (attuh, atah), ‘danewort,’ borrowed and extended at an early period from Latin acte (Greek ἀκτῇ, ἀκτέα), ‘elder-tree.’ Compare Lattich from Latin lactuca, also Dattel from dactylos.
# An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Atzel

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​ Atzel, feminine, ‘magpie’; see under Esster.
# An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Au

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​ Au, Aue, ‘river islet, wet meadow, fertile plan,’ from Middle High German ouwe, feminine, ‘water, stream, water-land, island, peninsula, meadow-land abounding in water, grassy plain’; Old High German ouwa, from old *aujô- (the presumed Gothic form, compare Old High German-Middle Latin augia). It corresponds to Old Icelandic ey and Anglo-Saxon êg, îg, feminine, ‘island,’ to which Anglo-Saxon êglond, îglond, English island, Dutch eiland, ‘island,’ are allied; so too Latin and Teutonic Batavia, Scandinavia; Gothic *aujô- (for awjô-, awiâ-) has lost a g (compare Niere). The theoretical form agwjô-, properly an adjective used as a substantive, ‘the watery place,’ as it were (hence ‘water-land,’ i.e., ‘island’ or ‘meadow’), belongs to Gothic ahwa, feminine, ‘river,’ which with Latin aqua is based upon Aryan ákwâ. The names of places ending in a (e.g. Fulda) and ach (e.g. Urach) still preserve the Old High German aha equivalent to the Gothic ahwa. See -a and -ach.
# An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Atem

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​ Atem, masculine, from the equivalent Middle High German âtem (âten), Old High German âtum, masculine, ‘breath, spirit’; compare Middle High German der heilege âtem, Old High German der wîho âtum, ‘the Holy Spirit;’ Modern High German collateral form (properly dialectic) Odem. The word is not found in East Teutonic; in Gothic ahma, ‘spirit,’ is used instead (see achten). Compare Old Saxon âðom, Dutch adem, Anglo-Saxon œ̂þm (obsolete in English), ‘breath.’ The cognates point to Aryan êtmon-, Sanscrit âtmán, masculine, ‘puff, breath, spirit’; also Old Irish athach, ‘breath,’ Greek ἀτμός, ‘smoke, vapour.’ Whether Modern High German Ader and Greek ἥτορ, ‘heart,’ are derived from the root êt, ‘to exhale, breathe,’ contained in these cognates, is questionable.
# An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Auge

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​ Auge, neuter, ‘eye,’ from the equivalent Middle High German ouge, Old High German ouga, neuter; a word common to Teutonic; compare Gothic augô, Old Icelandic auga, Anglo-Saxon eáge, English eye, Dutch oog, Old Saxon ôga, ‘eye.’ While numerous terms for parts of the body (compare Arm, Fuß, Herz, Kinn, Knie, Ohr, &c.) are common to Teutonic with the other Aryan dialects, it has not yet been proved that there is any agreement with respect to Auge between Teutonic and Latin, Greek, Indian, &c. Of course there is an undeniable similarity of sound between the Aryan base oq, ‘eye,’ and Latin oculus, Greek ὅσσε for *ὄκjε, ὀφθαλμός, ὦπα, &c., Sanscrit akši, Old Slovenian oko, Lithuanian akí-s, ‘eye.’ —
# An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/kurz

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​ kurz, adj., ‘short,’ from the equiv. MidHG. and OHG. kurz; a very curious loanword from Lat. curtus. What may have led to its adoption is even more obscure than in the case of sicher (from Lat. securus). The assumption of its being borrowed is supported only by the form kurt (without the change of t to z), which appears also in strictly UpG. records; comp. OHG. porta, pforta, and pforza, from Lat. porta. The form curt is OSax. and OFris.; comp. also Du. kort and Ic. kortr. The Lat. loan-word passed by degrees into all the Teut. dialects except E., which preserved an OTeut. word for ‘short’ with which the Lat. word, from its close resemblance in sound, has been confused — AS. sceort, E. short (comp. OHG. skurz, ‘short’); these cannot, on account of their want of permutation, be primit. allied to Lat. curtus. For the cognates of E. short see Schürze.
# An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/können

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​ können, pret. pres., ‘to be able,’ from MidHG. kunnen, OHG. chunnan, pret. pres. (sing. kan, plur. kunnum, pret. konsta), prop. ‘to be capable intellectually, know, be acquainted with, understand,’ then also ‘to be able, be in a position (to).’ AS. cunnan (sing. can), pret. pres., ‘to be acquainted with, know, be able,’ E. can; Goth. kunnan (sing. kann, plur. kunnum), pret. pres., ‘to be acquainted with, know.’ In the earlier periods the verbal stem können had exclusively an intellectual sense in contrast to that of mögen, vermögen. Besides the stem kann- preserved in the vb. kunnan (comp. also Goth. kunnan, ‘to recognise,’ AS. cunnian, ‘to explore, attempt,’ see also Kunst, kund, and kennen), there exists in the OTeut. languages a verbal stem which may be represented in Goth. as *knê, *knô; AS. cnâwan, ‘to recognise, know,’ E. to know; OHG. irchnâan, bichnâan, ‘to recognise’; OHG. úrchnât, f., ‘perception’ (Goth. *knêþs, f., is wanting); the OHG. nominal vb. irchnuodilen, ‘to become perceptible,’ points to a Goth. *knôþla-, ‘knowledge.’ The three Teut. stems kann, knê, knô occur in the non-Teut. languages, Gr. and Lat. gnô in γιγνώσκω (ἔ-γνω-ν), ‘to recognize,’ γνῶσις, ‘knowledge,’ Lat. gno-sco, nô-tus, nô-tio; OSlov. znają, znati, ‘to recognise’; OIr. gnáth, ‘acquainted.’ Ind. forms a pres. from a root *jan, the pret. from a root jnâ, jânãmi, jajnáu (comp. part. jnâtá), ‘to know’; the Teut. root kann from gen-n appears in Lith. żinaú, ‘to know, recognise, perceive,’ pa-żintis, ‘knowledge,’ Zend â-zaiñti, f., ‘information,’ OIr. ad-géin, perf., ‘cognovit.’ This wide ramification of the closely allied Aryan root gen, gnô, ‘to recognise, know,’ is generally recognised, but its connection with the root gen, ‘to beget, bring forth,’ and the variants gnâ-, gnô-, discussed under Kind, König, and kennen, is problematical. Both seem to be united in AS. cennan, ‘to bring forth,’ and ‘to generate,’ Gr. γνωτός, ‘related by blood,’ and ‘discernible, known.’ The distinction, however, between the physical and intellectual senses of the word must have been made previous to the division of languages, since it exists in all the Aryan groups. Comp. kühn.
# An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/küren

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​ küren, vb., ‘to choose, select,’ ModHG. only, derived from an older kŭr, f., ‘choice,’ equiv. to Kur.
# An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/krönen

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​ krönen, ‘to crown,’ from MidHG. krœnen and a denominative from Krone; thus it is not Lat. coronare, to which OHG. chrônôn more accurately corresponds.
# An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/kämmen

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​ kämmen, vb., ‘to comb, card (wool),’ is a verbal noun; ModHG. kęmmen, OHG. chemben, chęmpen; AS. cęmban. In UpG. the term strählen is current, Strähl too being the word for ‘comb.’
# An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/künftig

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​ künftig, adj., ‘to come, future,’ from the equiv. MidHG. kümftec, OHG. kumftîg.
# An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/kucken

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​ kucken, see gucken.
# An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/kund

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​ kund, adj., ‘known, manifest,’ from MidHG. kunt(d), OHG. chund, adj., ‘become acquainted, noted, known.’ It corresponds to Goth. kunþs, ‘noted,’ OSax. cûth, AS. cûþ, ‘noted,’ E. couth (now only in the compound uncouth). A common Teut. adj. in the form kunþa-, from the non-permutated gń-to-, which is prop. a partic. in to- from the verbal stem of the root gō̆n, gnô, discussed under können, kennen, ​and kühn. For other partics. formed into adjs. see under laut.
# An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/kunterbunt

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​ kunterbunt, adj., ‘higgledy-piggledy,’ ModHG. only; in MidHG., however, kuntervêch, adj., which means ‘variegated, strange as a Kunter,’ i.e. ‘monster’. But while MidHG. kunter, ‘monster,’ and OHG. chuntar, ‘herd, drove of cattle’ (cognate with OSlov. ženą, Lith. genù, ‘I drive cattle’?), are UpG., kunterbunt is prop. LG. Both MidHG. kuntervêch and ModHG. kunterbunt are imitations of MidHG. kunterfeit, lit. ‘contrafactus, not genuine’; from this in MidHG. (MidG.) a word kunter, ‘what is false, deceptive,’ was deduced.