An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Hirse

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

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

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2628376An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, H — HirseJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Hirse, feminine (older Modern High German and even yet Middle German, Suabian Hirsche), ‘millet,’ from the equivalent Middle High German hirse, hirs, Old High German hirsi, hirso, masculine; originally a High German word merely, which, however, in modern times has spread to the north (English and Danish hirse, Swedish hirs). Allied to Latin cirrus, ‘a tuft (of hair, &c.)’?.