An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/sperren

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

sperren

speutzen

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

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2649866An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — sperrenJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

sperren, verb, ‘to bar, obstruct, fasten,’ from Middle High German and Old High German spęrren (preterite sparte, Old High German sparta), weak verb, literally ‘to provide with spars.’ Derivative of Sparren.