An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Zinken

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Zink

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

Zinken

Zinn

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

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2518896An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, Z — ZinkenJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Zinken, masculine, ‘spike, prong,’ from the equivalent Middle High German zinke, Old High German zinko, masculine. How the equivalent Middle High German zint, Old Icelandic tindr, and Modern High German Zacke are connected with this word is not clear. Late Middle High German zinke (and zint), as a designation of a wind instrument (cornet), has been preserved in Modern High German.