An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Wispel

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

Wispel

wispeln

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

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2557731An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, W — WispelJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Wispel, masculine, ‘twenty-four bushels,’ Modern High German only, a Low German word. The base wichschepel, recorded in the 12th century, points to a connection with Low German schepel, ‘bushel.’