An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Nelke

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, N (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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Friedrich Kluge2512432An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, N — Nelke1891John Francis Davis

​ Nelke, f., ‘pink carnation,’ a LG. form for Nägelchen (LG. negęlkin), n.; in MidHG. nęgellîn, n., ‘clove.’ Comp. Ic. negull, m., ‘clove,’ Du. nagelbloem, ‘carnation.’

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