An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Spindel

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Spilling

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

Spindel

Spinne

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

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2649875An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — SpindelJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Spindel, feminine, ‘spindle, distaff, pivot, peg,’ from the equivalent Middle High German spinnel, Old High German spinnala, feminine; the Modern High German variant Spille, Middle High German spille, is based upon Middle High German spinle. —