An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Kruppe

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

Kruppe

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

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2553620An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K — KruppeJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Kruppe, feminine, ‘crupper,’ Modern High German only, borrowed from French croupe, whence English croup. The French word has been derived from Scandinavian kryppa, feminine, ‘hump, excrescence’ (allied to kroppr, ‘hump’). See the following word.