An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/April

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

April

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2523467An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, A — AprilJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

April, masculine, ‘April,’ from the equivalent Middle High German aprille, aberëlle, masculine; from Latin Aprilis (compare French avril, Italian aprile), borrowed at the beginning of the Middle High German period in place of the genuine Old High German ôstarmânôd, ‘Easter-month.’