An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Brackwasser

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Brackwasser.

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2519337An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B — BrackwasserJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Brackwasser, neuter, ‘brackish water,’ first occurs in Modern High German, from Low German brakwater, compare Dutch brakwater; to this English brack (‘salt’), Dutch brack, ‘salty,’ are allied; English brackish water.