An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, Z (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Zepter
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Zepter, m. and n., ‘sceptre,’ from MidHG. zëpter, m. and n., which is again derived from Gr.-Lat. sceptrum.