An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Knall

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Knall. Random word Special:RandomInCategory/Annotated entries in Kluge's Etymological Dictionary of the German Language
2567230An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K — KnallJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

​ Knall, masculine, ‘sharp report, explosion,’ Modern High German only; allied to Middle High German er-knëllen, ‘to resound.’ Compare Anglo-Saxon cnyll, cnell, masculine, ‘signal given by a bell,’ English knell.

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