An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Schachtelhalm

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

Schachtelhalm

Schachtel

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

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2567776An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — SchachtelhalmJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Schachtelhalm, masculine, ‘shave-grass,’ likewise from Low German, for the Middle High German equivalent term is schaftel, neuter, a diminutive of the Middle High German word for Schaft.