An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/kritteln
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| This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry kritteln. | Random word Special:RandomInCategory/Annotated entries in Kluge's Etymological Dictionary of the German Language |
kritteln, verb, ‘to find fault, carp,’ Modern High German simply from a popular term, gritteln, ‘to wrangle’ (wanting in Middle High German and Old High German), with an allusion to Kritik, &c.