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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Klinke

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Klinke
Friedrich Kluge2511801An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K — Klinke1891John Francis Davis

Klinke, f., ‘latch,’ from MidHG. klinke, f., ‘bolt of a door’; allied to klingen.