An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Tändelei

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Tand

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

Tändelei

Tang

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

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2521455An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, T — TändeleiJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Tändelei, feminine, ‘toying, trifling, dawdling,’ Modern High German only, is a derivative of Tand (in Middle High German once only tenterîe). In Old High German only a corresponding tantarôn, ‘to be mentally perplexed,’ is recorded. No further light can be thrown on the High German stem tant.