An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Spat

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spät

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

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

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2629927An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — SpatJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Spat, masculine, ‘spar’ (mineral), from Middle High German spât, masculine, ‘foliated stone, splinter,’ whence Dutch spaath, French spath, and Italian spato, ‘felspar,’ seem to be derived. Its origin is obscure, as in the case of Quarz.