An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Wappen

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2558743An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, W — WappenJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

​ Wappen, neuter, ‘(coat of) arms, escutcheon,’ from the equivalent Middle High German wâpen, with the variant wâfen, neuter. The former is the Low German form, which established itself through the chivalry of the Lower Rhine; compare Tölpel.

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