An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Sprichwort

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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 Sprichwort.

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2649883An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — SprichwortJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Sprichwort, neuter, ‘proverb,’ from the equivalent Middle High German sprichwort, neuter (the form Sprüchwort first occurs in early Modern High German only), literally ‘uttered word.’