An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Sprotte

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Sprosse

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

Sprotte

Spruch

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

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2649890An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — SprotteJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Sprotte, feminine, ‘sprat,’ properly a Low German word, which corresponds to the equivalent Dutch sprot, English sprat, and Anglo-Saxon sprott. Its earlier history has not been ascertained.