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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Sprotte

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Sprotte
Friedrich Kluge2510132An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — Sprotte1891John Francis Davis

Sprotte, f., ‘sprat,’ prop. a LG. word, which corresponds to the equiv. Du. sprot, E. sprat, and AS. sprott. Its earlier history has not been ascertained.