An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Additions and Corrections

by Friedrich Kluge

ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS

By PROFESSOR KLUGE.

Besen Lat. ferula, 'ferula,' is perhaps connected with this word; base bhes.

Egge, is derived rather, like Roggen, from UpG. (Swiss egge, pronounced ecke), but the pronunciation of the gg was softened in LG., probably on account of the spelling (see Epheu); yet egge is also Livonian. In MidG. and LG. the harrow is called écke (in MidG. also êke). The term for 'wheat' (Weizen) seems also to be influenced by UpG.

frohn, OHG. frô and Goth. frauja, 'lord,' are cognate with Sans. pûrva, pûrvya, and OSlov. prǔvǔ, 'first' (OHG. frô, from frawan, equiv. to pṛwo-, Goth. frauja, from frawjan, equiv. to pṛwyo; Sans. pûrvya, as an attribute of the gods, corresponds to OIc. Freyr (comp. Gott).

Geschwister, read OHG. giswëster.

Knabe may with OIr. gnia, 'servant,' point to a common base, gnopot, gnepot.

leer, if derived from Teut. lêya, may be connected with OIr. lia, 'hunger.'

Mist, read AS. mîst (equiv. to LG. mîst).