An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/schnattern

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

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

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2528432An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — schnatternJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

schnattern, verb, ‘cackle, gabble, chatter,’ from Middle High German snateren, ‘to cackle, croak (of frogs), clatter (of storks), chatter’; compare Dutch snater, ‘beak,’ snateren, ‘to chatter, boast.’ The stem is not found elsewhere.