An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Drüse

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, D (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Drüse
Friedrich Kluge2506696An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, D — Drüse1891John Francis Davis

Drüse, f., ‘gland, kernel, swelling of the glands,’ from MidHG. drüese, druose (whence the ModHG. variant druse, but only in a special sense); OHG. druos, druosi, f., ‘glanders,’ Goth. *þros or þrôhsi?, is wanting; so too in E. there is no cognate term.