An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/flüstern

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

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

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2552106An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, F — flüsternJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

flüstern, verb, ‘to whisper,’ earlier Modern High German flistern, from Old High German flistran, ‘to caress,’ to which the old (also Swiss) forms flismen, flispern, ‘to whisper,’ are allied; compare also Dutch fluisteren.