An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Picknick

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, P (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Picknick
Friedrich Kluge2510454An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, P — Picknick1891John Francis Davis

Picknick, m., ‘picnic,’ ModHG. only, formed from Fr. pique-nique, whence also E. picnic. The origin of the word has not yet, however, been definitely established.