An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/umsonst

An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, U (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
umsonst
Friedrich Kluge2512359An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, U — umsonst1891John Francis Davis

umsonst, adv., ‘in vain, to no purpose,’ from the equiv. MidHG. umbe sus. See sonst.