An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/prangen

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

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

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2696358An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, P — prangenJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

prangen, verb, ‘to make a parade, display,’ from Middle High German prangen, brangen, ‘to adorn oneself, boast’ (compare Pracht); origin obscure. Its relation to the following word is uncertain.