An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/zeter

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

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

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2555044An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, Z — zeterJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

zeter, interjection (especially in Zetergeschrei, ‘cry of murder, loud outcry,’ from Middle High German zêtergeschreie), from the equivalent Middle High German zêter (zëtter), ‘cry for help, of lamentation, or of astonishment’; not recorded elsewhere.