An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/torkeln

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, T (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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Friedrich Kluge2509014An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, T — torkeln1891John Francis Davis

​ torkeln, vb., ‘to reel, stagger,’ from the equiv. MidHG. torkeln; intensive of MidHG. turc (k), m., ‘reeling, downfall.’ Early history obscure.

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