An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Nehrung

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

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

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2633013An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, N — NehrungJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Nehrung, feminine, ‘a long narrow strip of land separating a Haff from the sea,’ first occurs in Modern High German, allied to Middle High German (14th century) Nerge, ‘Kurische Nehrung’: “since Nehrung is a narrow strip of land, it may be derived from Old Saxon naru, ‘narrow.’” See Narbe.