An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Gletscher

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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Friedrich Kluge2506910An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G — Gletscher1891John Francis Davis

​ Gletscher, m., ‘glacier,’ first occurs in early ModHG., adopted from a Swiss word, which was again obtained from Fr. glacier. Comp. Firne, Fohn, Lawine.

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