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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Schafott

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Schafott
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Schafott, n., ‘scaffold,’ ModHG. only, from Fr. echafaut, earlier chafaut, through the medium of Du. schavot?.