An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/rülpsen

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, R (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
rülpsen
Friedrich Kluge2510801An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, R — rülpsen1891John Francis Davis

rülpsen, vb., ‘to belch, eructate,’ ModHG. only, early ModHG. rülzen; of obscure origin. Yet late MidHG. rülz, ‘coarse fellow, peasant,’ seems to be allied.