An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Priamel

An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, P (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Priamel
Friedrich Kluge2510518An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, P — Priamel1891John Francis Davis

Priamel, f., from the equiv. late MidHG. preambel, priamel, ‘a short gnomic poem,’ which is derived from MidLat. praeambulam, ‘proverb.’