An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Kneipe

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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 Kneipe. Random word Special:RandomInCategory/Annotated entries in Kluge's Etymological Dictionary of the German Language
2552153An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K — KneipeJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

​ Kneipe, feminine, ‘pincers, gripes,’ Modern High German only, of obscure origin; its cognate relation to kneipen can only be assumed, since an older connecting link between it and Kneipe, ‘tavern,’ is wanting; originally Kneipe was a low tavern. Is it related to Dutch knijp, feminine, ‘narrowness, embarrassment’? or rather Dutch knijp, masculine, ‘bird-snare, brothel’?

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