An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/pauschen

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, P (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
pauschen
Friedrich Kluge2510387An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, P — pauschen1891John Francis Davis

pauschen, bausen, vb., ‘to puff up, blow up,’ ModHG. only, formed from Fr. poncer, ‘to pounce,’ and ébaucher, ‘to sketch’ (hence the dial. form durchponsen).