An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Hode

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, H (1891)
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Friedrich Kluge2511479An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, H — Hode1891John Francis Davis

​ Hode, f., ‘testicle,’ from the equiv. MidHG. hode, OHG. hodo, n.; comp. MidDu. hode, and in OFris. hotha, ‘testicle.’ Of obscure origin; perhaps allied to Lat. côleus, ‘scrotum,’ if it stands for *côtleus?.

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