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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/ersticken

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, E (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
ersticken
Friedrich Kluge2506831An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, E — ersticken1891John Francis Davis

ersticken, vb., ‘to stifle, choke,’ from MidHG. ersticken, intrans., ‘to be stifled,’ and erstecken, trans., ‘to stifle.’