An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Tüpfel

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

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

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2564219An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, T — TüpfelJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Tüpfel, masculine, ‘dot, iota’; diminutive of earlier Modern High German Tupf, masculine, which is based on topfe, Old High German topfo, ‘point.’ Gothic *duppa (*duppila) is wanting. Probably cognate with tief.