An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/ergötzen

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

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2530165An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, E — ergötzenJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

ergötzen, ergetzen, verb, ‘to delight,’ from Middle High German ergętzen, ‘to cause to forget (especially grief), compensate for’; factitive of Middle High German ergeȥȥen, ‘to forget.’ See vergessen. —