An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Widerthon

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, W (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Widerthon
Friedrich Kluge2508560An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, W — Widerthon1891John Francis Davis

Widerthon, m., ‘spleenwort,’ from the equiv. MidHG. widertân (-tât, -tôt); an obscure word; it has probably been corrupted. —