An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Schnack

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

Schnack

Schnake

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

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2528423An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — SchnackJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Schnack, masculine, ‘chit-chat, talk,’ Modern High German only, formed from Middle German, Low German, and Dutch snakken, ‘to chatter, babble’; to this is allied Modern High German Schnake, ‘merry tale,’ from Low German, also ‘merry fellow.’ Compare Dutch snaak, ‘buffoon.’