An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/vergeuden

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

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

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2561326An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, V — vergeudenJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

vergeuden, verb, ‘to squander, dissipate,’ from Middle High German giuden (übergiuden), weak verb, ‘to boast, make a parade, squander with ostentation’; unknown to Old High German Gothic *giwiþa might refer to Old High German gëwôn, ‘to open one's mouth wide’ (see gähnen).