An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Bordell

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Börde

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

Bordell

bordieren

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

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2564185An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B — BordellJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Bordell, neuter, ‘brothel,’ Modern High German only, from French bordel (whence also English bordel and brothel), a Romance derivative from German Bort, ‘board,’ and meaning originally ‘a hut.’