An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Knust

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

Knust

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

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2522178An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K — KnustJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Knust, Knaust, masculine, ‘crusty piece of bread,’ properly ‘protuberance,’ especially ‘corner of a loaf,’ from Low German; t is a suffix; for knûs- in the sense of ‘knot,’ see under Knorre.