An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Zwieback

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, Z (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Zwieback
Friedrich Kluge2506032An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, Z — Zwieback1891John Francis Davis

Zwieback, m., ‘biscuit,’ ModHG. only; probably a rendering of Fr. biscuit (Ital. biscotto); comp. Dan. tvebak, Du. tweebak (also beschuit).