An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/umsonst

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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry umsonst. Random word Special:RandomInCategory/Annotated entries in Kluge's Etymological Dictionary of the German Language
2518868An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, U — umsonstJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

​ umsonst, adverb, ‘in vain, to no purpose,’ from the equivalent Middle High German umbe sus. See sonst.

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