An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Pickelhering

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Pickelhaube

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

Pickelhering

Picknick

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

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2696343An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, P — PickelheringJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Pickelhering, masculine, ‘merry-andrew, buffoon,’ borrowed in the beginning of the 17th century from English pickle-herring, a term introduced by the English comedians into Germany.