An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Auster

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

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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Auster.

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2518568An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, A — AusterJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Auster, feminine, ‘oyster,’ Modern High German only, from earlier Modern High German ûster, from Dutch oester, which, with the equivalent Anglo-Saxon ôstre, English oyster, French huitre, Italian ostrica, is based upon Latin ostrea, ostreum, Greek ὄστρεον, ‘oyster, mussel.’