An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Bärlapp

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

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

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2525895An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B — BärlappJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Bärlapp, masculine, ‘club-moss’; original sense ‘bear's paw’; compare the Latin-Greek term lycopodium formed from it; allied to Old High German lappo, literally ‘palm of the hand.’