An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Glück

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

Glück

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

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2518697An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G — GlückJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Glück, neuter, ‘luck, fortune, success, happiness,’ from Middle High German gelücke (by syncope glücke), neuter, ‘luck, accident’; Old High German *gilucchi is wanting; a specifically German word which in the 14th century passed in the form into Scandinavian (Swed. lycka, Danish lykke), and as luck into English (from Dutch geluk, ‘fortune’). On account of its meaning its connection with locken is dubious.