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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Popanz

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, P (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Popanz
Friedrich Kluge2510495An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, P — Popanz1891John Francis Davis

Popanz, m., ‘bugbear,’ ModHG. only, from Bohem. bobak, ‘frightful object.’