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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Sterling

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Sterling
Friedrich Kluge2510195An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — Sterling1891John Francis Davis

Sterling, m., from MidHG. sterlinc (g), m., ‘a coin,’ whence E. sterling. The MidHG. word sterlinc (stœrlinc) indicates by its formation, which is similar to that of Pfenning and Schilling, that it is an old word; its early history is, however, obscure.