An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/prassen

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

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2696361An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, P — prassenJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

prassen, verb, ‘to riot, carouse,’ Modern High German only, from Dutch brassen, ‘to gormandise’ (akin to bras, ‘feast’). Old Icelandic brass, ‘cook,’ and brasa, ‘glowing coal’ (compare Old French brese, Provençal brasa), may be connected with it.