An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/trödeln

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

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

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2582394An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, T — trödelnJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

trödeln, verb, ‘to deal in second-hand goods, dawdle, loiter,’ from Middle High German *tretelen, which, with the nasalised form trendeln, is derived from the same root. Compare Middle High German tredel-, trendelmarket, equivalent to Modern High German Trödelmarkt, ‘rag-fair.’