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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/betteln

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betteln, verb, ‘to beg, live by begging,’ from the equivalent Middle High German bëtelen, Old High German bëtalôn, a frequentative of bitten; to this Bettler, from bëtelœre, Old High German bëtalâri, is allied.