An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/kämmen

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

kämmen

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Friedrich Kluge2511696An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K — kämmen1891John Francis Davis

kämmen, vb., ‘to comb, card (wool),’ is a verbal noun; ModHG. kęmmen, OHG. chemben, chęmpen; AS. cęmban. In UpG. the term strählen is current, Strähl too being the word for ‘comb.’