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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/prallen

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, P (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
prallen
Friedrich Kluge2510506An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, P — prallen1891John Francis Davis

prallen, vb., ‘to strike, rebound,’ from MidHG. pręllen (pret. pralte), ‘to strike violently against, recoil.’ Further references are wanting.