An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Bombast

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

Bombast

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

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2632779An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B — BombastJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Bombast, masculine, borrowed in the 18th century from English bombast, which is not cognate with πομπή, ‘pomp, parade,’ French pompe; its original sense is ‘cotton,’ then ‘padding,’ and finally ‘inflated language.’ Its ultimate source is Latin bombyx; compare the preceding word.