An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/gewärtig

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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 gewärtig.

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2519384An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G — gewärtigJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

gewärtig, adjective, ‘expectant, attentive,’ from Middle High German gewęrtec, ‘careful, obliging’; allied to Middle High German gewarten, ‘to hold oneself ready, watch with observant eyes in order to be ready, for a service, or to admit visitors,’ &c. See warten.