An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/gestehen

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry gestehen. Random word Special:RandomInCategory/Annotated entries in Kluge's Etymological Dictionary of the German Language
2519367An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G — gestehenJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

​ gestehen, verb, ‘to acknowledge, confess,’ from Middle High German gestên, gestân, Old High German gistân, strong verb, ‘to stand still, assist, own, confess’; derivatives, Modern High German geständig, Geständnis, See stehen.

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