An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/ach
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| This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry ach. | Random word Special:RandomInCategory/Annotated entries in Kluge's Etymological Dictionary of the German Language |
ach, interjection, ‘ah! alas!’ from Middle High German ach, Old High German ah; to this is allied Middle High German and Modern High German Ach, ah, neuter, ‘woe,’ and its derivative, which first occurs in Modern High German, ächzen, original sense, ‘to utter Ach’ (formed like ihrzen, dutzen).