An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Geländer

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

Geländer

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

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2529229An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G — GeländerJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Geländer, neuter ‘railing, banister, from the equivalent late Middle High German gelender (15th century), allied to Middle High German lander, ‘stake, fence,’ which may be regarded as a nasalised variant of Latte (Teutonic laþ-).