An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Wappen

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, W (1891)
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Friedrich Kluge2507044An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, W — Wappen1891John Francis Davis

​ Wappen, n., ‘(coat of) arms, escutcheon,’ from the equiv. MidHG. wâpen, with the variant wâfen, n. The former is the LG. form, which established itself through the chivalry of the Lower Rhine; comp. Tölpel.

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