An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Flitzbogen

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, F
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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2552098An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, F — FlitzbogenJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

​ Flitzbogen, masculine, ‘crossbow,’ first occurs in early Modern High German from Low German; compare Dutch flitsboog, ‘crossbow,’ from Dutch flits, ‘javelin’; hence French flèche, ‘arrow,’ and its Romance cognates are probably derived.

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