An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/schmitzen

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

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2556097An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — schmitzenJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

schmitzen, verb, ‘to lash, whip,’ from Middle High German smitzen, ‘to beat with rods, scourge, besmear.’ To this is allied Modern High German verschmitzt ‘wily, cunning,’ literally ‘beaten away.’