An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Grille

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Grille
Friedrich Kluge2506962An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G — Grille1891John Francis Davis

Grille, f., ‘cricket, whim, crotchet,’ from the equiv. MidHG. grille, OHG. grillo, m.; corresponding to Ital. grillo (from Gr. γρύλλος, ‘grasshopper’).