An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/schnappen

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

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Schnapphahn

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

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2528427An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — schnappenJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

schnappen, verb, ‘to snap, snatch,’ from Middle High German (Middle German) snappen, ‘to snap, chatter.’ The latter, like Dutch snappen (English to snap), is an intensive of Middle High German snaben, ‘to snap, snort’; allied to the root snab contained in Schnabel. — Modern High German schnappen (dialectic), ‘to limp,’ Middle High German snappen, ‘to stumble,’ is etymologically distinct from this verb.