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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Lasche

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, L (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Lasche
Friedrich Kluge2507506An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, L — Lasche1891John Francis Davis

Lasche, f., ‘flap, lappet,’ from MidHG. lasche, f., ‘shred, rag’; it is conceivable that the word is related to Lappe, whose labial may have been lost before sch; hence OHG. *laska for *lafska?.