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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Schneppe

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Schneppe
Friedrich Kluge2509776An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — Schneppe1891John Francis Davis

Schneppe, f., ‘nozzle, spout,’ ModHG. only, a phonetic rendering of the earlier LG. snebbe. Comp. Du. sneb, ‘beak’; hence connected with Schnabel.