An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/schmarotzen

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

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2553290An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — schmarotzenJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

schmarotzen, verb, ‘to spunge on,’ from late Middle High German smorotzen, ‘to beg, be sordid, spunge on.’ On account of the narrow area and the late appearance of the word, its history and origin are obscure.