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Friedrich Kluge2521082An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G — gestehen1891John Francis Davis

​ gestehen, vb., ‘to acknowledge, confess,’ from MidHG. gestên, gestân, OHG. gistân, str. vb., ‘to stand still, assist, own, confess’; derivatives, ModHG. geständig, Geständnis, See stehen.

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