An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/ahmen

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

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2521586An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, A — ahmenJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

ahmen, verb, in nachahmen, which is wanting in Middle High German and Old High German; from the equivalent Middle High German âmen, ‘to measure a cask, gauge,’ figuratively ‘to estimate,’ from Middle High German and Middle Low German âme, ‘ohm’ (cask = about 40 galls.). See Ohm.