An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Alarm

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

Alarm

Alaun

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2507674An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, A — AlarmJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Alarm, masculine, ‘alarm’, first occurs in Modern High German, like English alarm, from the equivalent French alarme; the latter is derived from Italian allarme, properly, all’ arme, ‘to arms.’ See Lärm.