An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Tabak

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

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2521446An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, T — TabakJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Tabak, masculine, ‘tobacco,’ Modern High German only; originally an American word (like Kartoffel), now found in all modern languages; compare Dutch tabak, English tobacco, French tabac, Italian tabacco, Spanish tabaco; ‘properly the roll through which the smoke of the prepared plant was imbibed.’