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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Düfte

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, D (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Düfte
Friedrich Kluge2506735An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, D — Düfte1891John Francis Davis

Düfte, Deute, Tüte, f., ‘paper bag, screw’; merely ModHG. from LG. tüte (akin to Du. tuit, ‘pipe’?); respecting the LG. and Du. ü sound, see under Büse. In Swab. and Bav. the terms are gugge, gucken.