An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Pökel

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, P
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Pökel.

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2564198An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, P — PökelJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Pökel, masculine, ‘pickle, brine,’ Modern High German only, properly a Low German word; compare the equivalent Dutch pekel, English pickle (see also Pickelhering). Origin obscure; perhaps the cognates are connected with English to pick.