An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Schornstein

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

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

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2653392An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — SchornsteinJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Schornstein, masculine, ‘chimney,’ from the equivalent Middle High German schornstein, schorstein, masculine; compare Dutch schoorsteen; probably allied to Anglo-Saxon sčęorian, ‘to project,’ English to shore, Dutch schoor, ‘support, brace’?.