An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/betteln

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
betteln
Friedrich Kluge2506223An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B — betteln1891John Francis Davis

betteln, vb., ‘to beg, live by begging,’ from the equiv. MidHG. bëtelen, OHG. bëtalôn, a frequentative of bitten; to this Bettler, from bëtelœre, OHG. bëtalâri, is allied.