An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Pickelhering

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, P
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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Pickelhering. Random word Special:RandomInCategory/Annotated entries in Kluge's Etymological Dictionary of the German Language
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.

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