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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/betuchen

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
betuchen
Friedrich Kluge2506224An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B — betuchen1891John Francis Davis

betuchen, betucht, adj. and adv., ‘quiet(ly), reserved(ly)’; of Hebr. origin (bâtûach, ‘confident, sure’).