An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/betteln

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Bettel

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

betteln

betuchen

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

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2564144An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B — bettelnJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

betteln, verb, ‘to beg, live by begging,’ from the equivalent Middle High German bëtelen, Old High German bëtalôn, a frequentative of bitten; to this Bettler, from bëtelœre, Old High German bëtalâri, is allied.