An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Kruppe

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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Friedrich Kluge2511983An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K — Kruppe1891John Francis Davis

​ Kruppe, f., ‘crupper,’ ModHG. only, borrowed from Fr. croupe, whence E. croup. The Fr. word has been derived from Scand. kryppa, f., ‘hump, excrescence’ (allied to kroppr, ‘hump’). See the following word.

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