An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/stutzen

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

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2522947An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — stutzenJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

stutzen, verb, ‘to stop short, hesitate, be startled, to cut short,’ from late Middle High German stutzen, weak verb, ‘to scare away’; allied to Middle High German stutz, ‘push, impact’ (Teutonic root staut, see stoßen); compare Dutch stuiten, ‘to check, rebound.’ —