An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/verschwenden

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verschroben

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

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

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2551415An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, V — verschwendenJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

verschwenden, verb, ‘to squander, waste,’ from Middle High German verswęnden, ‘to break to pieces, annihilate, consume,’ which as a factitive of Middle High German verswinden, Modern High German verschwinden, ‘to disappear,’ signifies literally ‘to cause something to disappear.’