An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Heister

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

Heister

heiß

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

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2525352An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, H — HeisterJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Heister, masculine, ‘beech tree,’ a Franconian and Hessian word, which also appears in Low German, but is entirely unknown to Upper German and Middle German; even in the Middle High German period heister occurs; compare Dutch heester (whence French hêtre). Note the local term Heisterbach.