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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Harlekin

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, H (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Harlekin
Friedrich Kluge2511373An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, H — Harlekin1891John Francis Davis

Harlekin, m., ‘harlequin,’ first naturalised towards the end of the 17th cent. from Ital. arlecchino (applied to the masked clown in Ital. comedy), and Fr. harlequin, arlequin.