An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/prellen

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, P (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
prellen
Friedrich Kluge2510516An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, P — prellen1891John Francis Davis

prellen, vb., ‘to swindle, cheat,’ lit. ‘to squeeze, push’; prop. identical with ModHG. prallen, which see.